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CVE-2016-8707

Published: 23 December 2016

An exploitable out of bounds write exists in the handling of compressed TIFF images in ImageMagicks's convert utility. A crafted TIFF document can lead to an out of bounds write which in particular circumstances could be leveraged into remote code execution. The vulnerability can be triggered through any user controlled TIFF that is handled by this functionality.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
This is 0175-Fix-possible-buffer-overflow-when-writing-compressed.patch
and 0176-Fix-possible-buffer-overflow-when-writing-compressed.patch

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
imagemagick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (8:6.9.7.0+dfsg-1)
precise
Released (8:6.6.9.7-5ubuntu3.8)
xenial
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.5)
yakkety
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.4)
trusty
Released (8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.5)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H