Out-of-bounds Read in Imagemagick
CVE-2016-6491
Buffer overflow in the Get8BIMProperty function in MagickCore/property.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.5-4 and 7.x before 7.0.2-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read, memory leak, and crash) via a crafted i…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.009 (76.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 10.0, 11.3
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- [oss-security] 20160728 CVE-Request Buffer overflow ImageMagick (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- [oss-security] 20160728 Re: CVE-Request Buffer overflow ImageMagick (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- 1036501 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- 92186 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- GLSA-201611-21 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6491?
- CVE-2016-6491 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-12-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6491?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.