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Status published
Medium
CVE-2016-7523
coders/meta.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial...
Vulnerability Description
coders/meta.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
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Affected Vendor
ImageMagick
View all reports →Affected Software
ImageMagick
Vulnerable Versions:
before 7.0.1-0
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 6th, 2020
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.