8.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-8866
ImageMagick Arbitrary Memory Allocation Vulnerability
Description

The AcquireMagickMemory function in MagickCore/memory.c in ImageMagick 7.0.3.3 before 7.0.3.8 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8862.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 15, 2017, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 28, 2021, 7:22 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-8866 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8866 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 Opensuse leap
2 Opensuse opensuse
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-2016-8866.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00085.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00006.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00141.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/20/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/21/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/20/imagemagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-acquiremagickmemory-memory-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8862/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388816 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/271 Exploit Third Party Advisory

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Updated: 5 months, 2 weeks ago
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Born at : Aug. 27, 2015, 12:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 332 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-8866 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-8866 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]

    Apr. 28, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00085.html Third Party Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00085.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00006.html Third Party Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00006.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00141.html Third Party Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00141.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.0.3-7 OR *cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.9.6-6 *cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0-0 up to (including) 7.0.3-7
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 12, 2019

    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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The AcquireMagickMemory function in MagickCore/memory.c in GraphicsMagick 7.0.3.3 before 7.0.3.8 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8862. The AcquireMagickMemory function in MagickCore/memory.c in ImageMagick 7.0.3.3 before 7.0.3.8 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8862.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 02, 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://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/271 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/271 Third Party Advisory, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00085.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00085.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00006.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00006.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/21/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/21/5 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/20/imagemagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-acquiremagickmemory-memory-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8862/ No Types Assigned https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/20/imagemagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-acquiremagickmemory-memory-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8862/ Third Party Advisory, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00141.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00141.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/20/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/20/3 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388816 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388816 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.3-7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.61 }} 0.05%

score

0.78906

percentile

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