NULL pointer dereference in Imagemagick
CVE-2016-9559
coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted image.
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 (88.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.9% 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)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94489 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/23/4 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/b61d35eaccc0a7ddeff8a1c3abfcd0a43ccf2… (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/19/7 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/298 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/19/imagemagick-null-pointer-must-never-be-null-tif… (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3726 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9559?
- CVE-2016-9559 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-03-01.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9559?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-9559 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.