Out-of-bounds Read in Imagemagick
CVE-2016-7524
coders/meta.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (81.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions before 7.0.1-0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/96 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1537422 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/f8c318d462270b03e77f082e2a3a32867cacd… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/97c9f438a9b3454d085895f4d1f66389fd22a… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7524?
- CVE-2016-7524 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-02-06.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7524?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.