Out-of-bounds Read in Imagemagick
CVE-2016-6520
Buffer overflow in MagickCore/enhance.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.2-7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to pixel cache morphology.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.042 (90.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.042 · newest: 0.042 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036502 (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/6 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/10 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/76401e172ea3a55182be2b8e2aca4d07270f6… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6520?
- CVE-2016-6520 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2016-12-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6520?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.