CVE-2016-6491
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.8
Description
Buffer overflow in the Get8BIMProperty function in MagickCore/property.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.5-4 and 7.x before 7.0.2-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read, memory leak, and crash) via a crafted image.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
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":"6.9.5-3"} | |
| 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 | |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | 7.0.1-7 | |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | 7.0.1-8 | |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | 7.0.1-9 | |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | 7.0.1-10 | |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | 7.0.2-0 | |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | 7.0.2-1 | |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | 7.0.2-2 | |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | 7.0.2-3 | |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | 7.0.2-4 | |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | 7.0.2-5 | |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/15
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92186
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036501
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/6.9.5-4/ChangeLog
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/dd84447b63a71fa8c3f47071b09454efc667767b
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6491.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6491
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.