CVE-2016-8862
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 15, 2017 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:55 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxImageMagick
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
The AcquireMagickMemory function in MagickCore/memory.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3.3 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 6.9.4-07.0.0-0 ≤ v < 7.0.3-3
Affected range stops below 6.9.4-0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.0.3-3, 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:
Patch and advisory references
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3726
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/20/2
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/17/imagemagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-acquiremagickmemory-memory-c/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387135
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/271
References (7)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3726Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/20/2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/20/3VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93794x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/17/imagemagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-acquiremagickmemory-memory-c/x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387135x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/271CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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