CVE-2016-6823

7.5 HIGH

Published: January 18, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

Integer overflow in the BMP coder in ImageMagick before 7.0.2-10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted height and width values, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/26/3

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93158

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=834504

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/4cc6ec8a4197d4c008577127736bf7985d632323

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/26/3

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93158

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=834504

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/4cc6ec8a4197d4c008577127736bf7985d632323

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch Third Party Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

7.5 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

4.8%

91th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-190

Affected Vendors

imagemagick

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