ImageMagick: Heap overflow when reading corrupt RLE files
Published Mar 23, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.02%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadRLEImage function in coders/rle.c in ImageMagick 6.9.4-8 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.
Configuration 1
- 6.9.4-8
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.02% (0.02018) | 80.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.02% (0.02018) | 78.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.17% (0.00165) | 35.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.89% (0.00891) | 83.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 0.82% (0.00820) | 81.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 0.73% (0.00725) | 80.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.62% (0.00617) | 78.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 8, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00617) | 76.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00435) | 70.67th | 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 (10)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00028.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00031.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/26/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95185 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10050 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1410454 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/139d4323c40d7363bfdd2382c3821a6f76d69430 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/73fb0aac5b958521e1511e179ecc0ad49f70ebaf x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10050
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10050
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.