CVE-2016-5691

9.8 CRITICAL

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

Description

The DCM reader in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 and 7.x before 7.0.1-7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging lack of validation of (1) pixel.red, (2) pixel.green, and (3) pixel.blue.

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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

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/6.9.4-5/ChangeLog

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release Notes Vendor Advisory

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/7.0.1-7/ChangeLog

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release Notes Vendor Advisory

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/5511ef530576ed18fd636baa3bb4eda3d667665d

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Vendor Advisory

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