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CVE-2008-6070

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-6070 describes multiple heap-based buffer underflows in the ReadPALMImage function within GraphicsMagick versions prior to 1.2.3. This critical vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted PALM image file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it carries a high severity, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.00%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0400 is in the 52nd percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-6070Moderate

, CVE-2008-6071, CVE-2008-6072, CVE-2008-6621 multiple security issues in ImageMagick

Mar 1, 2007

References

cvs.graphicsmagick.org / cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/GraphicsMagick/coders/palm.c
secunia.com / advisories/30549
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/42904
sourceforge.net / project/shownotes.php
sourceforge.net / project/shownotes.php
securityfocus.com / bid/29583