CVE-2016-7516 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via an out-of-bounds read in ImageMagick when processing crafted VIFF files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-7516?
CVE-2016-7516 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 20 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The ReadVIFFImage function in coders/viff.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted VIFF file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7516?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7516?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-7516 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7516 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7516, GHSA-q33x-xm2j-2jx6, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7516.