CVE-2016-9830

Description

The MagickRealloc function in memory.c in Graphicsmagick 1.3.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via large dimensions in a jpeg image.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.60%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00141.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/5 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94625 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1401536 issue tracking patch
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/12/01/graphicsmagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-magickrealloc-memory-c vdb entry third party advisory patch
http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/38d0f281e8c8 issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9830?
CVE-2016-9830 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-9830?
To fix CVE-2016-9830, 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-2016-9830 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-9830 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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