CVE-2016-5690 Null dereference in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in ImageMagick via a null pointer dereference in the DCM reader.

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

What is CVE-2016-5690?

CVE-2016-5690 is a critical vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 13 Dec 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The ReadDCMImage function in DCM reader in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 and 7.x before 7.0.1-7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving the for statement in computing the pixel scaling table.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5690?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick, Oracle Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5690?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-5690 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5690 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Imagemagick Imagemagick vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-5690, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5690, GHSA-8jhm-94f4-rx5j, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5690.

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