CVE-2016-6520

Buffer overflow in MagickCore/enhance.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.2-7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to pixel cache morphology.

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 6.4 MEDIUM

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.4^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/10	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/6	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036502	Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/76401e172ea3a55182be2b8e2aca4d07270f6da6	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/10	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/6	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036502	Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/76401e172ea3a55182be2b8e2aca4d07270f6da6	Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-12-13 15:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-6520

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6520

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6520

JSON object : View

Products Affected

imagemagick

imagemagick

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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