Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2016-5690 |
CWE-ID | CWE-476 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
ImageMagick Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software |
Vendor | ImageMagick.org |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU32208
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5690
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The ReadDCMImage function in DCM reader in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 and 7.x before 7.0.1-7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving the for statement in computing the pixel scaling table.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsImageMagick: 6.9.0-0 - 7.0.1-6
External linkshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/3
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91283
http://blog.fuzzing-project.org/46-Various-invalid-memory-reads-in-ImageMagick-WPG,-DDS,-DCM.html
http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/6.9.4-5/ChangeLog
http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/7.0.1-7/ChangeLog
http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/5511ef530576ed18fd636baa3bb4eda3d667665d
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.