HIGH
ImageMagick: potential DOS by not releasing memory
Published Jul 25, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.87%
Description
Memory leak in AcquireVirtualMemory in ImageMagick before 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 6.9.9-3
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
5.3 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
7.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.87% 0.04868
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04868
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 | 4.87% (0.04868) | 91.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.91% (0.04908) | 90.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.09% (0.03088) | 85.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.54% (0.04541) | 81.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.09% (0.03088) | 85.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.18% (0.01182) | 85.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 1.17% (0.01170) | 84.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.17% (0.01170) | 82.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 14, 2023 | 0.97% (0.00973) | 81.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.27% (0.01267) | 83.51th | 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) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (9)
- http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=28946 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93232 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7539 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=833101 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378776 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/4e81ce8b07219c69a9aeccb0f7f7b927ca6db74c x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7539
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7539
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=28946 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93232 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7539 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=833101 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378776 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/4e81ce8b07219c69a9aeccb0f7f7b927ca6db74c | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7539 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7539 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Jul 25, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 9, 2016
Link CVE-2016-7539
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a