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CVE-2016-7523
coders/meta.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.
Medium6.5EPSS 2.7%
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- debian
Description
coders/meta.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.7% · top 14% 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: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
- Buffer Overflow
- CWE-125 (opens in a new tab)
Affected products
ImageMagick · ImageMagick
- affected before 7.0.1-0
References (4)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1537420 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378754 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/94 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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Record last updated .