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medium 6.8

CVE-2008-1097 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadPCXImage function in the PCX coder in coders/pcx.c in (1) ImageMagick 6.2.4-5 and 6.2.8-0 and (2) Gra…

published 2008-03-05 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-1108

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.5%
EPSS 4.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadPCXImage function in the PCX coder in coders/pcx.c in (1) ImageMagick 6.2.4-5 and 6.2.8-0 and (2) GraphicsMagick (aka gm) 1.1.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pcx file that triggers incorrect memory allocation for the scanline array, leading to memory corruption.

Patch / fix

  • imagemagick Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-1
  • graphicsmagick Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.1.7-13

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1097

  • ImageMagick RHEL 2.1 5.3.8-21
  • ImageMagick-c++ RHEL 2.1 5.3.8-21
  • ImageMagick-perl RHEL 2.1 5.3.8-21
  • ImageMagick RHEL 3 5.5.6-28
  • ImageMagick RHEL 4 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
  • ImageMagick RHEL 5 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
  • ImageMagick-c++ RHEL 3 5.5.6-28
  • ImageMagick-c++ RHEL 4 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0165RHSA-2008:0145

  • GraphicsMagick openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.3.36-1.7

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10596-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-1097 updated

Memory corruption in ImageMagick's PCX coder

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 ImageMagick 5.5.6-28, ImageMagick-c++ 5.5.6-28, ImageMagick-perl 5.5.6-28 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) ImageMagick 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1, ImageMagick-c++ 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1, ImageMagick-perl 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0145
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 ImageMagick 5.3.8-21, ImageMagick-c++ 5.3.8-21, ImageMagick-perl 5.3.8-21
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0165
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 ImageMagick 5.5.6-28, ImageMagick-c++ 5.5.6-28, ImageMagick-perl 5.5.6-28 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 ImageMagick 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1, ImageMagick-c++ 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1, ImageMagick-perl 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) ImageMagick 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1, ImageMagick-c++ 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1, ImageMagick-perl 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 ImageMagick 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1, ImageMagick-c++ 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1, ImageMagick-perl 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) ImageMagick 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1, ImageMagick-c++ 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1, ImageMagick-perl 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0145
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 ImageMagick 5.3.8-21, ImageMagick-c++ 5.3.8-21, ImageMagick-perl 5.3.8-21
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0165
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 ImageMagick 5.5.6-28, ImageMagick-c++ 5.5.6-28, ImageMagick-perl 5.5.6-28 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 ImageMagick 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1, ImageMagick-c++ 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1, ImageMagick-perl 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0145
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 ImageMagick 5.3.8-21, ImageMagick-c++ 5.3.8-21, ImageMagick-perl 5.3.8-21
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0165
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 ImageMagick 5.5.6-28, ImageMagick-c++ 5.5.6-28, ImageMagick-perl 5.5.6-28 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 ImageMagick 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1, ImageMagick-c++ 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1, ImageMagick-perl 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0145
  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 ImageMagick 5.3.8-21, ImageMagick-c++ 5.3.8-21, ImageMagick-perl 5.3.8-21
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0165

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Exploit prediction

4.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=285861 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

Sources

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