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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2016-7524
ImageMagick Denial of Service Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
Description

coders/meta.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 6, 2020, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:58 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7524 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Imagemagick imagemagick
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability allows for a denial of service via a crafted file.
  • Update ImageMagick and GraphicsMagick packages.
  • Apply the appropriate patches for your operating system.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-7524.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1537422 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378762 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/97c9f438a9b3454d085895f4d1f66389fd22a0fb Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/f8c318d462270b03e77f082e2a3a32867cacd3c6 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/96 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1537422 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378762 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/97c9f438a9b3454d085895f4d1f66389fd22a0fb Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/f8c318d462270b03e77f082e2a3a32867cacd3c6 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/96 Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-7524 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-7524 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-7524 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-7524 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2
    Added Reference https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1537422
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378762
    Added Reference https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/97c9f438a9b3454d085895f4d1f66389fd22a0fb
    Added Reference https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/f8c318d462270b03e77f082e2a3a32867cacd3c6
    Added Reference https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/96
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.9.4-0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1537422 No Types Assigned https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1537422 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378762 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378762 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/97c9f438a9b3454d085895f4d1f66389fd22a0fb No Types Assigned https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/97c9f438a9b3454d085895f4d1f66389fd22a0fb Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/f8c318d462270b03e77f082e2a3a32867cacd3c6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/f8c318d462270b03e77f082e2a3a32867cacd3c6 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/96 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/96 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.98 }} -0.92%

score

0.74653

percentile