CVE-2008-1097
EPSS 6.2%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadPCXImage function in the PCX coder in coders/pcx.c in (1) ImageMagick 6.2.4-5 and 6.2.8-0 and (2) GraphicsMagick (aka gm) 1.1.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pcx file that triggers incorrect memory allocation for the scanline array, leading to memory corruption.
How to fix CVE-2008-1097
To remediate CVE-2008-1097, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/graphicsmagick—upgrade to 1.1.7-13 or later
- Debian/imagemagick—upgrade to 7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-1 or later
Is CVE-2008-1097 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 6.2%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.1.7-13
- from 0, < 7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-1