High severity · published Feb 15, 2017
CVE-2016-8866
The AcquireMagickMemory function in MagickCore/memory.c in ImageMagick 7.0.3.3 before 7.0.3.8 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which…
8.8
CVSS
4.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The AcquireMagickMemory function in MagickCore/memory.c in ImageMagick 7.0.3.3 before 7.0.3.8 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8862.
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)4.8% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IM
Imagemagick · Imagemagick
before 6.9.6-6; 7.0.0-0 through 7.0.3-7 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
42.1; 42.2 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8866
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8866
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00085.html
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00006.html
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00141.html
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/20/3
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/21/5
Exploit
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/20/imagemagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-acquiremagickmemory-memory-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8862/
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