5.5

CVE-2016-8678: imagemagick Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2016-8678
Published 15-02-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-8678 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 1.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.61%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
MGASA-2018-0229

Timeline

  1. 15-02-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The IsPixelMonochrome function in MagickCore/pixel-accessor.h in ImageMagick 7.0.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted file. NOTE: the vendor says "This is a Q64 issue and we do not support Q64."

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.61%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

76%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.61% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.61%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • imagemagickAll versions (No fix recorded)
Imagemagick1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

6 links