CVE-2016-8678
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
The IsPixelMonochrome function in MagickCore/pixel-accessor.h in ImageMagick 7.0.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted file. NOTE: the vendor says "This is a Q64 issue and we do not support Q64."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | affected | |
| debian | sid | affected | |
| debian | trixie | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | imagemagick | 7.0.3-0 | |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/18
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93599
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385694
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/272
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8678.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8678
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.