CVE-2016-5691

CRITICAL

ImageMagick <6.9.4.5 & <7.0.1.7 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

The DCM reader in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 and 7.x before 7.0.1-7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging lack of validation of (1) pixel.red, (2) pixel.green, and (3) pixel.blue.

References (8)

[Various Sources] https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/46-Various-invalid-memory-reads-in-ImageMagick-WPG%2C-DDS%2C-DCM.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/5

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/3

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91283

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/6.9.4-5/ChangeLog

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/7.0.1-7/ChangeLog

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[Exploit, Vendor Advisory] https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/5511ef530576ed18fd636baa3bb4eda3d667665d

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.0133

EPSS Percentile 79.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-20

Status draft

Affected Products (9)

oracle/solaris

imagemagick/imagemagick < 6.9.4-4

imagemagick/imagemagick

Timeline

Published Dec 13, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026