CVE-2016-7997 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in GraphicsMagick versions 1.3.25 and earlier, specifically within its WPG format reader. This flaw allows remote attackers to crash the application due to an assertion failure and NULL pointer dereference. Rated 7.5 High on CVSS, it is easily exploitable over a network with low complexity and no user interaction, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.3.25CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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