# CVE-2017-16546: 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 allow

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-11-05 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4040
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4074
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/851
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/e04cf3e9524f50ca336253513d977224e083b816
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/2130bf6f89ded32ef0c88a11694f107c52566c53

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