5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-7906
ImageMagick Use-After-Free Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

magick/attribute.c in ImageMagick 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted file.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 18, 2017, 5:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 14, 2020, 6:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7906 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 Debian debian_linux
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-2016-7906.

URL Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3726 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/02/1 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/02/3 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93271 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/90406972f108c4da71f998601b06abdc2ac6f06e Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/281 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-7906 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-7906 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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3726 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3726 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/90406972f108c4da71f998601b06abdc2ac6f06e No Types Assigned https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/90406972f108c4da71f998601b06abdc2ac6f06e Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 08, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/d63a3c5729df59f183e9e110d5d8385d17caaad0 [Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory]
    Added Reference https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/90406972f108c4da71f998601b06abdc2ac6f06e [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3726 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 23, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93271 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93271 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93271 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 19, 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 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/02/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/02/3 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/02/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/02/1 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/d63a3c5729df59f183e9e110d5d8385d17caaad0 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/d63a3c5729df59f183e9e110d5d8385d17caaad0 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/281 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/281 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.3-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2016-7906 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

2.59 }} 0.20%

score

0.90498

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