ImageMagick: Out-of-bounds read in CopyMagickMemory
Published Dec 13, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.02%
Description
Buffer overflow in the Get8BIMProperty function in MagickCore/property.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.5-4 and 7.x before 7.0.2-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read, memory leak, and crash) via a crafted image.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 6.9.5-3
- 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
- 7.0.1-7
- 7.0.1-8
- 7.0.1-9
- 7.0.1-10
- 7.0.2-0
- 7.0.2-1
- 7.0.2-2
- 7.0.2-3
- 7.0.2-4
- 7.0.2-5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Not affected
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 | Not affected | 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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.02% (0.05019) | 91.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.06% (0.05060) | 91.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.16% (0.01155) | 77.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.09% (0.01091) | 85.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.94% (0.00944) | 82.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 26, 2023 | 0.83% (0.00835) | 80.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 16, 2023 | 0.71% (0.00710) | 78.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 4, 2023 | 0.67% (0.00667) | 77.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00596) | 75.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.59% (0.00589) | 74.92th | 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 (12)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/13 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/15 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92186 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036501 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6491 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1361492 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/6.9.5-4/ChangeLog x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/dd84447b63a71fa8c3f47071b09454efc667767b x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6491
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6491
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.