ImageMagick: Buffer overflow due to too many exceptions in viff.c
Published Mar 3, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.67%
Description
Buffer overflow in the ReadVIFFImage function in coders/viff.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 6.9.4-4
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
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 | 1.67% (0.01673) | 75.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.67% (0.01673) | 73.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.23% (0.00231) | 43.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.71% (0.00706) | 81.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 28, 2024 | 0.71% (0.00706) | 79.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 19, 2023 | 0.71% (0.00706) | 77.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00498) | 72.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/26/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95217 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10066 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1410491 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/e45e48b881038487d0bc94d92a16c1537616cc0a x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/f6e9d0d9955e85bdd7540b251cd50d598dacc5e6 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10066
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10066
| 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/95217 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10066 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1410491 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/e45e48b881038487d0bc94d92a16c1537616cc0a | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/f6e9d0d9955e85bdd7540b251cd50d598dacc5e6 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10066 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10066 |
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