NULL pointer dereference in Imagemagick
CVE-2016-5690
The ReadDCMImage function in DCM reader in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 and 7.x before 7.0.1-7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving the for statement in computing the pixel scaling table.
EPSS: 0.014 (81.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions 7.0.1-0, 7.0.1-1, 7.0.1-2
- Oracle Solaris — versions 11.3
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 91283 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- [oss-security] 20160617 Re: Various invalid memory reads in ImageMagick (WPG, DDS, DCM) (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
- [oss-security] 20160614 Various invalid memory reads in ImageMagick (WPG, DDS, DCM) (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5690?
- CVE-2016-5690 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-12-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5690?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.