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CVE-2016-8866
The AcquireMagickMemory function in MagickCore/memory.c in ImageMagick 7.0.3.3 before 7.0.3.8 allows remote attackers to have unspecified…
High8.8EPSS 4.8%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.8% · top 8.0% 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 8.8.
Weakness
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References (8)
- [oss-security] 20161021 Re: imagemagick: memory allocation failure in AcquireMagickMemory (memory.c) (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8862) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388816 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:3238 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2017:0023 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20161020 imagemagick: memory allocation failure in AcquireMagickMemory (memory.c) (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8862) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/20/imagemagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-acquiremagickmemory-memory-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8862/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/271 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:3233 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
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