Integer overflow in Imagemagick
CVE-2016-6823
Integer overflow in the BMP coder in ImageMagick before 7.0.2-10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted height and width values, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.049 (91.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.049 · newest: 0.049 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93158 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/4cc6ec8a4197d4c008577127736bf7985d632… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/26/3 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6823?
- CVE-2016-6823 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-01-18.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6823?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.