Memory corruption in ImageMagick's PCX coder
Published Mar 5, 2008
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.48%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.1.7
- 1.1.8
- 1.1.9
- 1.1.10
- 1.1.11
- 1.1.12
- 6.2.8.0
- 6.2.8.1
- 6.2.8.2
- 6.2.8.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
ImageMagick-0:5.3.8-21
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0165
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
ImageMagick-0:5.5.6-28
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0145
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
ImageMagick-0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0145
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick-0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0145
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | ImageMagick-0:5.3.8-21 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0165 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | ImageMagick-0:5.5.6-28 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0145 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | ImageMagick-0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0145 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick-0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0145 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.48% (0.04484) | 91.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.48% (0.04484) | 90.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 25, 2025 | 6.00% (0.06003) | 90.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.71% (0.08705) | 87.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.96% (0.06959) | 90.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.21% (0.02209) | 89.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.19% (0.02192) | 87.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (21)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
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- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0145.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28822 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1097 Vendor Advisory
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- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41193 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1097
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11237 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1097
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.