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CVE-2016-5842
MagickCore/property.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.2-1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory information via vectors involving…
High7.5EPSS 6.5%
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- mitre
Description
MagickCore/property.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.2-1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory information via vectors involving the q variable, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.5% · top 6.3% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/7.0.2-1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 91394 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201611-21 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160625 Re: Fwd: out-of-bounds read in MagickCore/property.c:1396 could lead to memory leak/ Integer overflow read to RCE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/d8ab7f046587f2e9f734b687ba7e6e10147c294b (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160623 Fwd: out-of-bounds read in MagickCore/property.c:1396 could lead to memory leak/ Integer overflow read to RCE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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