CVE-2016-5691

Public Exploit

Description

The DCM reader in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 and 7.x before 7.0.1-7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging lack of validation of (1) pixel.red, (2) pixel.green, and (3) pixel.blue.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.23% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory github.com Vendor Advisory github.com Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91283 vdb entry third party advisory
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/46-Various-invalid-memory-reads-in-ImageMagick-WPG%2C-DDS%2C-DCM.html
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/5511ef530576ed18fd636baa3bb4eda3d667665d exploit vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html third party advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/7.0.1-7/ChangeLog release notes vendor advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/6.9.4-5/ChangeLog release notes vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/3 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/5 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5691?
CVE-2016-5691 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5691?
To fix CVE-2016-5691, 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-2016-5691 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-5691 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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