CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-16546

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The ReadWPGImage function in ImageMagick 7.0.7-9 does not properly validate the colormap index in a WPG palette, which may lead to denial of service or other unspecified impacts via a malformed WPG file.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to introduce malicious files, potentially leading to system crashes or unforeseen effects on image processing applications.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update ImageMagick to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for suspicious WPG files.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The ReadWPGImage function in coders/wpg.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7-9 does not properly validate the colormap index in a WPG palette, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use of uninitialized data or invalid memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed WPG file.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS