CVE-2016-8684
GraphicsMagick Memory Allocation Vulnerability
Description
The MagickMalloc function in magick/memory.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure and a "file truncation error for corrupt file."
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 15, 2017, 7:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8684
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update GraphicsMagick and/or ImageMagick packages.
- Apply the latest patches for your operating system.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-8684 has a 1 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-8684 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-8684
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).
A collection of vulnerabilities discovered by the AFL fuzzer (afl-fuzz)
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-8684 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-8684 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/c53725cb5449 Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00094.html Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/15 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93779 Added Reference https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/15/graphicsmagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-magickmalloc-memory-c/ Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385583 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 17, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385583 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385583 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/15/graphicsmagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-magickmalloc-memory-c/ No Types Assigned https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/15/graphicsmagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-magickmalloc-memory-c/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Patch Changed Reference Type http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/c53725cb5449 No Types Assigned http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/c53725cb5449 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, US Government Resource Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93779 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93779 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00094.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00094.html Third Party Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/15 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/15 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.43 }} -2.48%
score
0.78880
percentile