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CVE-2016-9556

Published: 23 November 2016

The IsPixelGray function in MagickCore/pixel-accessor.h in ImageMagick 7.0.3-8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a crafted image file.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
This is 0166-Prevent-heap-buffer-overflow-in-heap-buffer-overflow.patch

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
imagemagick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needed

precise
Released (8:6.6.9.7-5ubuntu3.6)
xenial
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.3)
yakkety
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.2)
trusty
Released (8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.3)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/174de08d7c81ce147689f3b1c73fadd6bf1c023c
upstream: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/ce98a7acbcfca7f0a178f4b1e7b957e419e0cc99 (master)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H