Integer overflow in imagemagick (Alpine package)
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2016-5841 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-190 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
imagemagick (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU32210
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5841
CWE-ID:
CWE-190 - Integer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Integer overflow in MagickCore/profile.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.2-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the offset variable.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsimagemagick (Alpine package): 6.9.1.2-r2
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f3be8e3c023e1ac815e945f2ba82fff4a23a864b
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=17424a018c45a7d73f457ba6b4d2cf035879f9ac
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=096657a69a91e7db27b7edb8e94f59338cae0cde
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
