CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-6491

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the Get8BIMProperty function in ImageMagick before version 6.9.5-4 and 7.x before version 7.0.2-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to trigger out-of-bounds reads, memory leaks, and application crashes, potentially leading to service downtime.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update ImageMagick to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and reduce the risk of attacks.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the Get8BIMProperty function in MagickCore/property.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.5-4 and 7.x before 7.0.2-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read, memory leak, and crash) via a crafted image.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS