CVE-2016-5688
mediumpriority · track · 34EPSS 0.048 · 92 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The WPG parser in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-4 and 7.x before 7.0.1-5, when a memory limit is set, allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to the SetImageExtent return-value check, which trigger (1) a heap-based buffer overflow in the SetPixelIndex function or an invalid write operation in the (2) ScaleCharToQuantum or (3) SetPixelIndex functions.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.1
weaknesses
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affected products (12)
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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 (27)
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- 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
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/aecd0ada163a4d6c769cec178955d5f3e9316f2fcnnvd
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/fc43974d34318c834fbf78570ca1a3764ed8c7d7cnnvd
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/6.9.4-4cnnvd
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