CVE-2016-10049

7.8 HIGH

Published: March 23, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in the ReadRLEImage function in coders/rle.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or have other unspecified impact via a crafted RLE file.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/26/9

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95180

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1410452

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/13db820f5e24cd993ee554e99377fea02a904e18

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/3e9165285eda6e1bb71172031d3048b51bb443a4

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory

https://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=29710

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/26/9