Out-of-bounds Read in Imagemagick
CVE-2016-7799
MagickCore/profile.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3-2 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: 0.036 (89.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.036 · newest: 0.036 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Imagemagick
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93264 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/01/4 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/01/6 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/280 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/a7bb158b7bedd1449a34432feb3a67c8f1873… (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3726 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7799?
- CVE-2016-7799 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-01-18.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7799?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.