CVE-2016-5690
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
Description
The ReadDCMImage function in DCM reader in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 and 7.x before 7.0.1-7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving the for statement in computing the pixel scaling table.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 |
| sid | Fixed | 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 |
| forky | Fixed | 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | imagemagick | {"endIncluding":"6.9.4-4"} | |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | 7.0.1-0 | |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | 7.0.1-1 | |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | 7.0.1-2 | |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | 7.0.1-3 | |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | 7.0.1-4 | |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | 7.0.1-5 | |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | 7.0.1-6 | |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/3
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91283
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/46-Various-invalid-memory-reads-in-ImageMagick-WPG%2C-DDS%2C-DCM.html
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/6.9.4-5/ChangeLog
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/7.0.1-7/ChangeLog
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/5511ef530576ed18fd636baa3bb4eda3d667665d
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5690.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5690
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.