Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 27, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-7275
CVE-2017-7275
Description
The ReadPCXImage function in coders/pcx.c in ImageMagick 7.0.4.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (attempted large memory allocation and application crash) via a crafted file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8862 and CVE-2016-8866.
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Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.4-9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
3- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/271nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/27/imagemagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-acquiremagickmemory-memory-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8862-and-cve-2016-8866/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97166nvd
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