CVE-2016-9556
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
The IsPixelGray function in MagickCore/pixel-accessor.h in ImageMagick 7.0.3-8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a crafted image file.
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 | fixed | 8:6.9.6.5+dfsg-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 8:6.9.6.5+dfsg-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 8:6.9.6.5+dfsg-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 8:6.9.6.5+dfsg-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 8:6.9.6.5+dfsg-1 |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | imagemagick | 7.0.3-8 | |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00040.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3726
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/23/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/12
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94492
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/19/imagemagick-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ispixelgray-pixel-accessor-h
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1398198
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/ce98a7acbcfca7f0a178f4b1e7b957e419e0cc99
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9556.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9556
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.