CVE-2016-7539

Description

Memory leak in AcquireVirtualMemory in ImageMagick before 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.09% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory imagemagick.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=833101 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93232 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=28946 patch vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378776 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/4e81ce8b07219c69a9aeccb0f7f7b927ca6db74c issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7539?
CVE-2016-7539 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7539?
To fix CVE-2016-7539, 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-2016-7539 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-7539 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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