CVE-2016-7520 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted HDR file due to a heap-based buffer overflow in ImageMagick.
- 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-2016-7520?
CVE-2016-7520 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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
Heap-based buffer overflow in coders/hdr.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted HDR file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7520?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7520?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-7520 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7520 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7520, GHSA-4xwj-cq88-97c8, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7520.