CVE-2016-5688
8.1
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.2%
Description
The WPG parser in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-4 and 7.x before 7.0.1-5, when a memory limit is set, allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to the SetImageExtent return-value check, which trigger (1) a heap-based buffer overflow in the SetPixelIndex function or an invalid write operation in the (2) ScaleCharToQuantum or (3) SetPixelIndex functions.
How to fix CVE-2016-5688
To remediate CVE-2016-5688, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 6.9.6.8-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 or later
Is CVE-2016-5688 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 6.9.6.8-r0
- from 0, < 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |