CVE-2016-8866
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119
Buffer Errors
Publication date:
15/02/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
8.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
6.80
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.9.6-6 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0-0 (including) | 7.0.3-7 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00085.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00141.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/20/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/21/5
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/20/imagemagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-acquiremagickmemory-memory-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8862/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388816
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/271
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00085.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00141.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/20/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/21/5
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/20/imagemagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-acquiremagickmemory-memory-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8862/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388816
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/271



