ImageMagick: Buffer overflow when reading corrupt RLE files
Published Mar 23, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.05%
Description
Buffer overflow in the ReadRLEImage function in coders/rle.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or have other unspecified impact via a crafted RLE file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 6.9.4-3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
ImageMagick
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.05% (0.02047) | 80.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.05% (0.02047) | 78.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.20% (0.00197) | 39.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.93% (0.00930) | 83.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 0.86% (0.00857) | 81.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 8, 2023 | 0.85% (0.00848) | 79.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00599) | 75.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/26/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95180 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10049 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1410452 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/13db820f5e24cd993ee554e99377fea02a904e18 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/3e9165285eda6e1bb71172031d3048b51bb443a4 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10049
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10049
- https://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=29710 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/26/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95180 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10049 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1410452 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/13db820f5e24cd993ee554e99377fea02a904e18 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/3e9165285eda6e1bb71172031d3048b51bb443a4 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10049 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10049 | ||
| https://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=29710 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
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