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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-7553

There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the pcxLoadRaster function of in_pcx.cpp in sam2p 0.49.4. A crafted input will lead to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

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31 Oct 2026, 10:59 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2018-7553

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Feb 2018, 06:29 UTC

There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the pcxLoadRaster function of in_pcx.cpp in sam2p 0.49.4. A crafted input will lead to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

osv:CVE-2018-7553
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-7553",
  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:52:16.052514467Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00004.html",
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