Out-of-bounds Read in Imagemagick

CVE-2016-5687

The VerticalFilter function in the DDS coder in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-3 and 7.x before 7.0.1-4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted DDS file, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.048 (91.6th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-5687: held from 0.048 to 0.048.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5687?
CVE-2016-5687 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-5687?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.