High severity · published Feb 15, 2017
CVE-2016-8862
The AcquireMagickMemory function in MagickCore/memory.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3.3 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a…
8.8
CVSS
4.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The AcquireMagickMemory function in MagickCore/memory.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3.3 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.2% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
IM
Imagemagick · Imagemagick
before 6.9.4-0; 7.0.0-0 before 7.0.3-3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8862
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8862
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3726
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/20/2
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/20/3
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93794
Patch
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/17/imagemagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-acquiremagickmemory-memory-c/
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387135
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