# CVE-2008-1097: 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) Grap

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-03-05 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201311-10.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28822
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=285861
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29857
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0145.html
- http://osvdb.org/43213
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019881
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55721
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29786
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=413034
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30967
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11237
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0165.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:099
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1858
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41193
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36260

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