CVE-2016-7906 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted file due to a use-after-free vulnerability in ImageMagick.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-7906?
CVE-2016-7906 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 18 Jan 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
magick/attribute.c in ImageMagick 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7906?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7906?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2016-7906 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7906 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-7906, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7906, GHSA-5r8w-6xfr-q973, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7906.