CVE-2016-5842
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 13, 2016 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:50 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsSolarisImageMagick
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
Description
MagickCore/property.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.2-1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory information via vectors involving the q variable, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 6.9.4-107.0.0-0 ≤ v < 7.0.2-1
Affected range stops below 6.9.4-10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.0.2-1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (7)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/23/1Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/3x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91394x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/d8ab7f046587f2e9f734b687ba7e6e10147c294bx_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/7.0.2-1Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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