ImageMagick: Information leak in MagickCore/property.c
Published Dec 13, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 6.46%
Description
MagickCore/property.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.2-1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory information via vectors involving the q variable, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 6.9.4-10
- ≥ 7.0.0-0 · < 7.0.2-1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ImageMagick
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
ImageMagick
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of ImageMagick as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 | 6.46% (0.06463) | 93.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.29% (0.06290) | 92.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.67% (0.00669) | 68.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.43% (0.02430) | 75.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.67% (0.00669) | 69.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00637) | 79.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 27, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00637) | 79.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00496) | 75.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00496) | 72.56th | 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.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/23/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91394 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5842 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1350461 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/d8ab7f046587f2e9f734b687ba7e6e10147c294b x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/7.0.2-1 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5842
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5842
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