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CVE-2016-7996
Heap-based buffer overflow in the WPG format reader in GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 and earlier allows remote attackers to have unspecified…
Critical9.8EPSS 3.9%
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Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the WPG format reader in GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 and earlier allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a colormap with a large number of entries.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.9% · top 9.7% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 93464 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-3746 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20161007 GraphicsMagick CVE Request - WPG Reader Issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20161008 Re: GraphicsMagick CVE Request - WPG Reader Issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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