Buffer overflow in Imagemagick
CVE-2016-9298
Heap overflow in the WaveletDenoiseImage function in MagickCore/fx.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.6-4 and 7.x before 7.0.3-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted image.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions 7.0.1-0, 7.0.1-1, 7.0.1-2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/3cbfb163cff9e5b8cdeace8312e9bfee810ed… (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/296 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94310 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-09 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/10 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/13/1 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9298?
- CVE-2016-9298 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-01-27.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9298?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.