CVE-2016-5687

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: December 13, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

The VerticalFilter function in the DDS coder in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-3 and 7.x before 7.0.1-4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted DDS file, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/5

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/3

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91283

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/46-Various-invalid-memory-reads-in-ImageMagick-WPG%2C-DDS%2C-DCM.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/5