CVE-2016-10066

5.5 MEDIUM

Published: March 03, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in the ReadVIFFImage function in coders/viff.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/26/9

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95217

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1410491

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/e45e48b881038487d0bc94d92a16c1537616cc0a

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/f6e9d0d9955e85bdd7540b251cd50d598dacc5e6

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/26/9