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Medium
CVE-2016-7524
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
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/96
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1537422
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378762
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/f8c318d462270b03e77f082e2a3a32867cacd3c6
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/97c9f438a9b3454d085895f4d1f66389fd22a0fb
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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.