CVE-2008-6071

N/A Unknown
Published: February 10, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the DecodeImage function in coders/pict.c in GraphicsMagick before 1.1.14, and 1.2.x before 1.2.3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PICT image. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://cvs.graphicsmagick.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/GraphicsMagick/coders/pict.c
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30549
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=604785
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=604837
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=604837&group_id=73485
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29583
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42906
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://cvs.graphicsmagick.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/GraphicsMagick/coders/pict.c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30549
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=604785
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=604837
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=604837&group_id=73485
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29583
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42906
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
6.1%
91th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

graphicsmagick

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