CVE-2016-8866
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 15, 2017 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:55 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsLeapopenSUSEImageMagick
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
The AcquireMagickMemory function in MagickCore/memory.c in ImageMagick 7.0.3.3 before 7.0.3.8 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8862.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 6.9.6-67.0.0-0 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.3-7
Affected range stops below 6.9.6-6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00085.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00006.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00141.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/20/3Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/21/5x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/20/imagemagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-acquiremagickmemory-memory-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8862/x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388816x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
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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