6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-7538
ImageMagick PSD Denial of Service
Description

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

INFO

Published Date :

April 20, 2017, 6:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 14, 2020, 6:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7538 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
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-2016-7538.

URL 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/1556273 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378775 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/82e2049862a8b8a999e160734ad64fb6cc3b145f Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/148 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-7538 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-7538 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 14, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/82e2049862a8b8a999e160734ad64fb6cc3b145f No Types Assigned https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/82e2049862a8b8a999e160734ad64fb6cc3b145f Patch, Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 08, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/53c1dcd34bed85181b901bfce1a2322f85a59472 [Patch]
    Added Reference https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/82e2049862a8b8a999e160734ad64fb6cc3b145f [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    May. 09, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 25, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/148 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/148 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1556273 No Types Assigned https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1556273 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378775 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378775 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93131 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93131 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/53c1dcd34bed85181b901bfce1a2322f85a59472 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/53c1dcd34bed85181b901bfce1a2322f85a59472 Patch
    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, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 22, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93131 [No Types Assigned]
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-7538 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-2016-7538 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

1.08 }} 0.01%

score

0.84166

percentile

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