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CVE-2016-5688
The WPG parser in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-4 and 7.x before 7.0.1-5, when a memory limit is set, allows remote attackers to have…
High8.1EPSS 4.8%
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Description
The WPG parser in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-4 and 7.x before 7.0.1-5, when a memory limit is set, allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to the SetImageExtent return-value check, which trigger (1) a heap-based buffer overflow in the SetPixelIndex function or an invalid write operation in the (2) ScaleCharToQuantum or (3) SetPixelIndex functions.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.8% · top 8.0% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (9)
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/7.0.1-5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/6.9.4-4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 91283 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/46-Various-invalid-memory-reads-in-ImageMagick-WPG%2C-DDS%2C-DCM.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/aecd0ada163a4d6c769cec178955d5f3e9316f2f (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160617 Re: Various invalid memory reads in ImageMagick (WPG, DDS, DCM) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/fc43974d34318c834fbf78570ca1a3764ed8c7d7 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160614 Various invalid memory reads in ImageMagick (WPG, DDS, DCM) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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