GraphicsMagick 1.3.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer…
Priority LOW 29CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
GraphicsMagick 1.3.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted SVG file, related to the (1) DrawImage function in magick/render.c, (2) SVGStartElement function in coders/svg.c, and (3) TraceArcPath function in magick/render.c.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01879 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.3.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.23 | Vulnerable | GraphicsMagick |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11 sp4 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:a:suse:studio_onsite:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 42.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.2 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11 sp4 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.3.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.23 Vulnerable ·GraphicsMagick
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 sp4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:studio_onsite:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 sp4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2318
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5mmj-6x72-cg2x
References
Advisory 9
- openSUSE-SU-2016:2073
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1724
- [oss-security] 20160531 Re: Security issues addressed in GraphicsMagick SVG reader
- [oss-security] 20160527 Security issues addressed in GraphicsMagick SVG reader
- DSA-3746
- SUSE-SU-2016:1783
- [oss-security] 20160918 Re: GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 fixes some security issues
- [oss-security] 20160211 Re: CVE requests: Multiple vulnerabilities in GraphicsMagick parsing and processing SVG files
- [oss-security] 20160906 GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 fixes some security issues
Sources
- CVE-2016-2318 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-2318 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5mmj-6x72-cg2x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-2318 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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