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CVE-2016-7520

Published: 25 August 2016

Heap-based buffer overflow in coders/hdr.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted HDR file.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
This is 0097-Fix-a-heap-overflow-in-hdr-handling.patch

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
imagemagick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (8:6.6.9.7-5ubuntu3.5)
trusty
Released (8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2)
upstream
Released (8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u4)
xenial
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.2)
yakkety
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.1)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/14e606db148d6ebcaae20f1e1d6d71903ca4a556

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H