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GHSA-w9qw-rw42-h8cw
GHSA-w9qw-rw42-h8cw
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 14, 2022
The MagickRealloc function in memory.c in Graphicsmagick 1.3.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via large dimensions in a jpeg image.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Timeline
- May 14, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory (2 in total, the first dated here)
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References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9830 advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/12/01/graphicsmagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-magickrealloc-memory-c url
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/5 url
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/38d0f281e8c8 url
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00141.html url
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1401536 url
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94625 url
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746 advisory