ImageMagick: heap-buffer-overflow in coders/meta.c
Published Feb 6, 2020
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.19%
Description
coders/meta.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.
Affected products
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- Version before 7.0.1-0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | n/a |
|
- < 6.9.4-0
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 flaw was found to be a duplicate of CVE-2016-7523. Please see https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7523 for information about affected products and security errata.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02186) | 81.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.14% (0.02140) | 79.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.97% (0.00975) | 75.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00495) | 77.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00495) | 75.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00495) | 72.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00573) | 74.58th | 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 (10)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7524 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1537422 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378756 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378762 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/97c9f438a9b3454d085895f4d1f66389fd22a0fb x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/f8c318d462270b03e77f082e2a3a32867cacd3c6 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/96 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7524
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7524
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7524 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1537422 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378756 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378762 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/97c9f438a9b3454d085895f4d1f66389fd22a0fb | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/f8c318d462270b03e77f082e2a3a32867cacd3c6 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/96 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7524 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7524 |
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