CVE-2016-9556
ImageMagick Out-of-Bounds Heap Read Vulnerability
Description
The IsPixelGray function in MagickCore/pixel-accessor.h in ImageMagick 7.0.3-8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a crafted image file.
INFO
Published Date :
March 23, 2017, 6:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-9556 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9556
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2016-9556.
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).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-9556 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-9556 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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00040.html Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3726 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/23/1 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/4 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/12 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94492 Added Reference https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/19/imagemagick-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ispixelgray-pixel-accessor-h Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1398198 Added Reference https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/ce98a7acbcfca7f0a178f4b1e7b957e419e0cc99 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 24, 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=1398198 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1398198 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/ce98a7acbcfca7f0a178f4b1e7b957e419e0cc99 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/ce98a7acbcfca7f0a178f4b1e7b957e419e0cc99 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/12 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/12 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00040.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00040.html Third Party Advisory 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 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/23/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/23/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/19/imagemagick-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ispixelgray-pixel-accessor-h No Types Assigned https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/19/imagemagick-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ispixelgray-pixel-accessor-h Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94492 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94492 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.3-8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9556 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-9556
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.23 }} -0.08%
score
0.45549
percentile