CVE-2016-8866
mediumpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.048 · 92 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The AcquireMagickMemory function in MagickCore/memory.c in ImageMagick 7.0.3.3 before 7.0.3.8 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8862.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8
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affected products (6)
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references (25)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00085.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00006.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00141.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/20/3cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/21/5cnnvd
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/20/imagemagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-acquiremagickmemory-memory-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8862/cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388816cnnvd
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/ab2c9d6a8dd6d71b161ec9cc57a588b116b52322Patchcnnvd
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