CVE-2016-7520

Heap-based buffer overflow in coders/hdr.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted HDR file.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93131	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1537213	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378747	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/14e606db148d6ebcaae20f1e1d6d71903ca4a556	Patch
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/90	Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93131	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1537213	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378747	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/14e606db148d6ebcaae20f1e1d6d71903ca4a556	Patch
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/90	Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-04-20 18:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2016-7520

Mitre link : CVE-2016-7520

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-7520

JSON object : View

Products Affected

imagemagick

imagemagick

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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