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CVE-2008-1097

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)…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
ImagemagickGraphicsmagick
Versions 1.1.7, 1.1.8, 1.1.9, 1.1.10, 1.1.11, 1.1.12
ImagemagickImagemagick
Versions 6.2.8.0, 6.2.8.1, 6.2.8.2, 6.2.8.3

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