CVE-2016-7526

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Published 2017-04-20 · Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2
4.3
VIR risk
6.5

Description

coders/wpg.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7526

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/102

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/d9b2209a69ee90d8df81fb124eb66f593eb9f599

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/b6ae2f9e0ab13343c0281732d479757a8e8979c7

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/b60d1ed0af37c50b91a40937825b4c61e8458095

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/998c687fb83993c13fa711d75f59a95b38ceab77

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378758

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2
debian debianbullseyefixed8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2
debian debianforkyfixed8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2
debian debiansidfixed8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2
debian debiantrixiefixed8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
imagemagickimagemagick{"endExcluding":"6.9.4-0"}6.9.4-0

References

CWEs

CWE-787

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.