Out-of-bounds Read in Graphicsmagick

CVE-2016-7449

The TIFFGetField function in coders/tiff.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a file containing an "unterminated" string.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.035 (88.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-7449: held from 0.035 to 0.035.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.035 · newest: 0.035 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7449?
CVE-2016-7449 is a high-severity vulnerability in Graphicsmagick, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-02-06.
How severe is CVE-2016-7449?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-7449 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.