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 over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions 7.0.1-0, 7.0.1-1, 7.0.1-2
- Oracle Solaris — versions 11.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91283 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- blog.fuzzing-project.org/46-Various-invalid-memory-reads-in-ImageMagick-WPG,-DD…
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/3 (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/5 (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
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.