Integer overflow in Imagemagick
CVE-2016-5841
Integer overflow in MagickCore/profile.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.2-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the offset variable.
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
EPSS: 0.230 (96.0th 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
- Oracle Solaris — versions 10.0, 11.3
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- 91394 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- [oss-security] 20160625 Re: Fwd: out-of-bounds read in MagickCore/property.c:1396 could lead to memory leak/ Integer overflow read to RCE (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- [oss-security] 20160623 Fwd: out-of-bounds read in MagickCore/property.c:1396 could lead to memory leak/ Integer overflow read to RCE (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5841?
- CVE-2016-5841 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-12-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5841?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-5841 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.