The ReadSCTImage function in coders/sct.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 allows remote…
Priority LOW 39CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- 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-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The ReadSCTImage function in coders/sct.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted SCT header.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0355 89th 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 · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.25 | Vulnerable | GraphicsMagick |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.2 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.25 Vulnerable ·GraphicsMagick
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-8682
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pqjj-r7v2-357p
References
Patch 4
- [oss-security] 20161015 Re: graphicsmagick: stack-based buffer overflow in ReadSCTImage (sct.c)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385583
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/0a0dfa81906d
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/15/graphicsmagick-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-readsctimage-sct-c/
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2016-8682 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-8682 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pqjj-r7v2-357p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-8682 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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