Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 18, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2016-7996

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.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/07/4nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93464nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746nvd

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