High severity · published Dec 13, 2016
CVE-2016-5842
MagickCore/property.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.2-1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory information via vectors involving the q variable, which triggers an…
7.5
CVSS
6.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
MagickCore/property.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.2-1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory information via vectors involving the q variable, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.5% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IM
Imagemagick · Imagemagick
before 6.9.4-10; 7.0.0-0 before 7.0.2-1 · source: NVD
SO
Solaris · Oracle
10; 11.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5842
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5842
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/23/1
Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/3
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91394
Patch
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/d8ab7f046587f2e9f734b687ba7e6e10147c294b
Patch
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/7.0.2-1
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