CVE-2016-4564 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published 4 Jun 2016 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via buffer overflow in ImageMagick by submitting a crafted image file.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2016-4564?

CVE-2016-4564 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 4 Jun 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The DrawImage function in MagickCore/draw.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and 7.x before 7.0.1-2 makes an incorrect function call in attempting to locate the next token, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4564?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.

How do I fix CVE-2016-4564?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2016-4564 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4564 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-4564, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4564, GHSA-v8fp-cr9r-74x4, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4564.