MEDIUM
ImageMagick: Heap buffer overflow in WaveletDenoiseImage()
Published Jan 27, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.90%
Description
Heap overflow in the WaveletDenoiseImage function in MagickCore/fx.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.6-4 and 7.x before 7.0.3-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted image.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 6.9.6-3
- 7.0.1-0
- 7.0.1-1
- 7.0.1-2
- 7.0.1-3
- 7.0.1-4
- 7.0.1-5
- 7.0.1-6
- 7.0.1-7
- 7.0.1-8
- 7.0.1-9
- 7.0.1-10
- 7.0.2-0
- 7.0.2-1
- 7.0.2-2
- 7.0.2-3
- 7.0.2-4
- 7.0.2-5
- 7.0.2-6
- 7.0.2-7
- 7.0.2-8
- 7.0.2-9
- 7.0.2-10
- 7.0.3-0
- 7.0.3-1
- 7.0.3-2
- 7.0.3-3
- 7.0.3-4
- 7.0.3-5
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.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
3.3 LOW Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.90% 0.01898
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01898
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 (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.90% (0.01898) | 78.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.90% (0.01898) | 78.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.12% (0.03124) | 87.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 1.90% (0.01898) | 78.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.12% (0.03124) | 86.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.90% (0.01898) | 78.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.12% (0.03124) | 86.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1.90% (0.01898) | 78.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.12% (0.03124) | 86.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01882) | 76.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.24% (0.00243) | 45.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.97% (0.00974) | 84.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 9, 2024 | 0.90% (0.00897) | 82.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00887) | 80.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.63% (0.00627) | 75.70th | 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 (10)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/13/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94310 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9298 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1395251 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/3cbfb163cff9e5b8cdeace8312e9bfee810ed02b x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/296 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9298
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-09 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9298
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/13/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/10 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94310 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9298 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1395251 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/3cbfb163cff9e5b8cdeace8312e9bfee810ed02b | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/296 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9298 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-09 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9298 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 27, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Nov 14, 2016
Link CVE-2016-9298
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a