ImageMagick: Memory allocation failure in AcquireMagickMemory (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8862)
Published Feb 15, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.61%
Description
The AcquireMagickMemory function in MagickCore/memory.c in ImageMagick 7.0.3.3 before 7.0.3.8 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8862.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 6.9.6-6
- ≥ 7.0.0-0 · ≤ 7.0.3-7
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
Will not fix
| 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 | 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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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:P/I:P/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.61% (0.04613) | 91.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.61% (0.04613) | 90.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.29% (0.00289) | 50.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00609) | 79.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00561) | 76.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.56% (0.00561) | 74.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00085.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00141.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/20/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/21/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8866 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/20/imagemagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-acquiremagickmemory-memory-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8862/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388816 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/271 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8866
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8866
Change history (0)
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