ImageMagick: Heap-buffer overflow in IsPixelMonochrome
Published Feb 15, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.61%
Description
The IsPixelMonochrome function in MagickCore/pixel-accessor.h in ImageMagick 7.0.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted file. NOTE: the vendor says "This is a Q64 issue and we do not support Q64."
Affected products
No data.
- 7.0.3-0
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
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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 2, 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 2, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01608) | 75.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01608) | 72.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00212) | 41.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00530) | 77.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00530) | 76.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00530) | 73.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00510) | 72.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/18 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93599 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8678 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385694 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/272 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8678
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8678
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/18 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93599 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8678 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385694 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/272 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8678 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8678 |
Change history (0)
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