CVE-2016-10066

Description

Buffer overflow in the ReadVIFFImage function in coders/viff.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.23%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95217 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1410491 issue tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/26/9 third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/f6e9d0d9955e85bdd7540b251cd50d598dacc5e6 issue tracking third party advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/e45e48b881038487d0bc94d92a16c1537616cc0a patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10066?
CVE-2016-10066 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-10066?
To fix CVE-2016-10066, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-10066 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-10066 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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