6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-7540
ImageMagick rgf Format Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

coders/rgf.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) by converting an image to rgf format.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

May 8, 2017, 7:34 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7540 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-2016-7540.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93228 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1594060 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378777 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/a0108a892f9ea3c2bb1e7a49b7d71376c2ecbff7 Patch
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/pull/223 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-7540 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
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    May. 08, 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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378777 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378777 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/pull/223 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/pull/223 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93228 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93228 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    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
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1594060 No Types Assigned https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1594060 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/a0108a892f9ea3c2bb1e7a49b7d71376c2ecbff7 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/a0108a892f9ea3c2bb1e7a49b7d71376c2ecbff7 Patch
    Added CWE CWE-19
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.9.4-9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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

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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-2016-7540 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.79 }} 0.01%

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0.81349

percentile

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