ImageMagick: Memory leak in caption and label handling
Published Mar 24, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.08%
Description
Multiple memory leaks in the caption and label handling code in ImageMagick allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
- < 6.9.6-8
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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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 | 5.08% (0.05080) | 92.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.08% (0.05080) | 91.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 1.54% (0.01541) | 80.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 6, 2025 | 2.58% (0.02582) | 84.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.27% (0.01269) | 78.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.57% (0.01570) | 87.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 1.58% (0.01581) | 87.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | 1.40% (0.01400) | 86.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.19% (0.01193) | 82.93th | 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 (11)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3799 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/16/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95744 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10146 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=851380 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1414446 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/aeff00de228bc5a158c2a975ab47845d8a1db456 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10146
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-09 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10146
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.