Critical severity · published Dec 13, 2016
CVE-2016-5690
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…
9.8
CVSS
6.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.1% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IM
Imagemagick · Imagemagick
through 6.9.4-4; 7.0.1-0; 7.0.1-1; 7.0.1-2; 7.0.1-3; 7.0.1-4; +2 more · source: NVD
SO
Solaris · Oracle
11.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5690
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5690
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/5
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/3
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91283
blog.fuzzing-project.org
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/46-Various-invalid-memory-reads-in-ImageMagick-WPG%2C-DDS%2C-DCM.html
Release Notes
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/6.9.4-5/ChangeLog
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