CVE-2016-5687
highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.048 · 92 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The VerticalFilter function in the DDS coder in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-3 and 7.x before 7.0.1-4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted DDS file, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
weaknesses
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affected products (11)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-0666ImageMagick: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2016-08-25csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in ImageMagick ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit den Rechten des Dienstes auszuführen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (16)
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- http://www.imagemagick.org/Patchcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/5cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/3cnnvd
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91283cnnvd
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/46-Various-invalid-memory-reads-in-ImageMagick-WPG,-DDS,-DCM.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/5enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/3enisa_euvd
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