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.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9556
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 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update ImageMagick to a later version.
- Update GraphicsMagick packages to resolve the vulnerability.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-9556 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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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-9556.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9556 is
associated with the following CWEs:
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-2016-9556
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)
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.19 }} -0.04%
score
0.41477
percentile