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CVE-2016-6823

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Integer overflow in the BMP coder in ImageMagick before 7.0.2-10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted height and width values, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

CWE-190Integer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available
imagemagickDebian
Fixed in:8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2CVE-2016-6823
Fixed in:8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2CVE-2016-6823
Fixed in:8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2CVE-2016-6823
Fixed in:8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2CVE-2016-6823
imagemagickUbuntu
Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2USN-3131-1
Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.2USN-3131-1
imagemagick-6.q16Ubuntu
Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.2USN-3131-1
libmagick++-6.q16-5v5Ubuntu
Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.2USN-3131-1
libmagick++5Ubuntu
Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2USN-3131-1
libmagickcore-6.q16-2Ubuntu
Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.2USN-3131-1
libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extraUbuntu
Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.2USN-3131-1
libmagickcore5Ubuntu
Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2USN-3131-1
libmagickcore5-extraUbuntu
Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2USN-3131-1
ImageMagick Q16Windows application
Affected:6.9.10-50Fixed in:6.9.10-50ImageMagick Studio LLC
Affected:7.0.0-0 7.0.2-10Fixed in:7.0.2-10ImageMagick Studio LLC
ImageMagick Q16-HDRIWindows application
Affected:7.0.0-0 7.0.2-10Fixed in:7.0.2-10ImageMagick Studio LLC
Affected:6.9.10-50Fixed in:6.9.10-50ImageMagick Studio LLC

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.84%probability of exploitation in 30 days
91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-190 (Integer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2020-16040Medium6.5100%-Fix
CVE-2019-11477High7.599%-Fix
CVE-2023-44443High7.894%-Fix
CVE-2014-0569High9.390%--
CVE-2017-3599High7.590%-Fix
CVE-2023-21716Critical9.882%-Fix
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