ImageMagick: Lack of null pointer check in ReadDCMImage()
Published Dec 13, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.45%
Description
The DCM reader in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 and 7.x before 7.0.1-7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging lack of NULL pointer checks.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- ≤ 6.9.4-4
- 7.0.1-0
- 7.0.1-1
- 7.0.1-2
- 7.0.1-3
- 7.0.1-4
- 7.0.1-5
- 7.0.1-6
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ImageMagick
Affected
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
ImageMagick
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick | Under investigation | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ImageMagick | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | ImageMagick | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/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 | 5.45% (0.05445) | 92.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.49% (0.05489) | 91.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.14% (0.01140) | 76.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.50% (0.04505) | 81.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.14% (0.01140) | 76.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.82% (0.02820) | 91.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 2.45% (0.02449) | 90.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 2.70% (0.02703) | 89.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.63% (0.01633) | 85.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91283 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5689 Vendor Advisory
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/46-Various-invalid-memory-reads-in-ImageMagick-WPG%2C-DDS%2C-DCM.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/46-Various-invalid-memory-reads-in-ImageMagick-WPG,-DDS,-DCM.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348159 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/6.9.4-5/ChangeLog x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/7.0.1-7/ChangeLog x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/5511ef530576ed18fd636baa3bb4eda3d667665d x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5689
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5689
Change history (0)
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