CVE-2018-6799

HIGH

GraphicsMagick < 1.3.28 - Heap Overflow via Crafted Image File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The AcquireCacheNexus function in magick/pixel_cache.c in GraphicsMagick before 1.3.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap overwrite) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file, because a pixel staging area is not used.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00017.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/b41e2efce6d3
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00002.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102981

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0258
EPSS Percentile 83.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux 7.0
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
graphicsmagick/graphicsmagick < 1.3.28
Published Feb 07, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026