graphicsmagick: A heap out-of-bounds write exists in the Photo CD (PCD) decoder of GraphicsMagick
CVE-2026-77118 is fixed in 11 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2026-1960, released July 20, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
A heap out-of-bounds write exists in the Photo CD (PCD) decoder of GraphicsMagick. In DecodeImage() (coders/pcd.c), the Huffman delta loop advances its output pointer with q++ after every decoded delta and never checks it against the end of the heap-allocated luma/chroma plane buffers. The pointer is repositioned only when a sync marker introduces a new plane/row; between sync markers the run length is bounded solely by the input. A crafted PCD file that positions the pointer near the end of a plane and then supplies a long run of deltas with no intervening sync therefore walks the pointer past the end of the allocation and writes through it. Processing an untrusted PCD file — for example with gm convert or gm identify, or through any application linked against libGraphicsMagick — can corrupt heap memory beyond the buffers.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| GraphicsMagick · amzn 2023 | 1.3.45-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2026-1960 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| GraphicsMagick-c++ · amzn 2023 | 1.3.45-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2026-1960 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| GraphicsMagick-c++-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1.3.45-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2026-1960 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| GraphicsMagick-c++-devel · amzn 2023 | 1.3.45-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2026-1960 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| GraphicsMagick-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1.3.45-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2026-1960 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| GraphicsMagick-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 1.3.45-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2026-1960 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| GraphicsMagick-devel · amzn 2023 | 1.3.45-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2026-1960 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| GraphicsMagick-doc · amzn 2023 | 1.3.45-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2026-1960 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| GraphicsMagick-perl · amzn 2023 | 1.3.45-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2026-1960 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| GraphicsMagick-perl-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1.3.45-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2026-1960 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| graphicsmagick · Debian 14 | 1.4+really1.3.48-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-77118 | Aug 20, 2026 |
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