ImageMagick: writing to rgf format aborts
Published Apr 20, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.77%
Description
coders/rgf.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) by converting an image to rgf format.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 6.9.4-9
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, as they did not include support for the RGF format.
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:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.77% (0.02771) | 85.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.78% (0.02781) | 84.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.79% (0.00792) | 71.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.90% (0.01896) | 72.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.79% (0.00792) | 72.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.86% (0.00859) | 82.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2024 | 0.79% (0.00791) | 81.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00783) | 80.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.78% (0.00783) | 78.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.65% (0.00650) | 76.22th | 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/93228 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7540 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1594060 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378777 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/a0108a892f9ea3c2bb1e7a49b7d71376c2ecbff7 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/pull/223 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7540
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7540
| 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/93228 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7540 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1594060 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378777 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/a0108a892f9ea3c2bb1e7a49b7d71376c2ecbff7 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/pull/223 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7540 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7540 |
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