CVE-2016-5842
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | imagemagick | {"endExcluding":"6.9.4-10"} | 6.9.4-10 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/23/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/3
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91394
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/d8ab7f046587f2e9f734b687ba7e6e10147c294b
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/7.0.2-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5842.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5842
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.