# CVE-2006-5456: Multiple buffer overflows in GraphicsMagick before 1.1.7 and ImageMagick 6.0.7 allow user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service an

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-10-23 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple buffer overflows in GraphicsMagick before 1.1.7 and ImageMagick 6.0.7 allow user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a DCM image that is not properly handled by the ReadDCMImage function in coders/dcm.c, or (2) a PALM image that is not properly handled by the ReadPALMImage function in coders/palm.c.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/24196
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4170
- http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/g/graphicsmagick/graphicsmagick_1.1.7-9/changelog#versionversion1.1.7-9
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22572
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-07.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22601
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24458
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452718/100/100/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22834
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9765
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29816
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23090
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24284
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1034
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_66_imagemagick.html
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.352092
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22819
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22604
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_3_sr.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-422-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459507/100/0/threaded
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-19.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20707
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23121
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-811

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