CVE-2016-5841: imagemagick Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-5841 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 13.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 13-12-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Integer overflow in MagickCore/profile.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.2-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the offset variable.

• CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundThe product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.