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CVE-2016-7447 (GCVE-0-2016-7447)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-02-06 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:57
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Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the EscapeParenthesis function in GraphicsMagick before 1.3.25 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-09-18 00:00
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