CVE-2016-6491
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6491
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-6491.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-6491
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-12-13T15:59:09Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-10T00:41:49.962475Z
- Severity
-
- 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
Buffer overflow in the Get8BIMProperty function in MagickCore/property.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.5-4 and 7.x before 7.0.2-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read, memory leak, and crash) via a crafted image.
- References
-
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/15
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92186
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036501
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/6.9.5-4/ChangeLog
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/dd84447b63a71fa8c3f47071b09454efc667767b
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21
Affected packages
Git / github.com/imagemagick/imagemagick
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/imagemagick/imagemagick
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixed
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/imagemagick/imagemagick6
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedLast affected
Affected versions
6.*
6.9.4-0
6.9.4-1
6.9.4-10
6.9.4-2
6.9.4-3
6.9.4-4
6.9.4-5
6.9.4-6
6.9.4-7
6.9.4-8
6.9.4-9
6.9.5-0
6.9.5-1
6.9.5-2
6.9.5-3
7.*
7.0.1-0
7.0.1-1
7.0.1-10
7.0.1-2
7.0.1-3
7.0.1-4
7.0.1-5
7.0.1-6
7.0.1-7
7.0.1-8
7.0.1-9
7.0.2-0
7.0.2-1
7.0.2-2
7.0.2-3
7.0.2-4
7.0.2-5
Database specific
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