ImageMagick: rle file handling OOB read
Published Apr 19, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.95%
Description
The ReadRLEImage function in coders/rle.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via vectors related to the number of pixels.
Affected products
No data.
- < 6.9.4-0
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
Affected
| 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 | Affected | 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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.95% (0.02947) | 86.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.93% (0.02934) | 85.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 6, 2025 | 1.75% (0.01754) | 81.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.62% (0.00620) | 68.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.80% (0.01803) | 87.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 0.75% (0.00748) | 80.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.74% (0.00740) | 80.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.74% (0.00740) | 78.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00615) | 75.43th | 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 (9)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93120 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7515 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1533445 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378741 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/2ad6d33493750a28a5a655d319a8e0b16c392de1 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/82 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7515
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7515
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93120 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7515 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1533445 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378741 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/2ad6d33493750a28a5a655d319a8e0b16c392de1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/82 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7515 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7515 |
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