CVE-2016-8707 Memory corruption in ImageMagick 7.0.3-1

What is CVE-2016-8707?

CVE-2016-8707 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 23 Dec 2016. 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

An exploitable out of bounds write exists in the handling of compressed TIFF images in ImageMagicks's convert utility. A crafted TIFF document can lead to an out of bounds write which in particular circumstances could be leveraged into remote code execution. The vulnerability can be triggered through any user controlled TIFF that is handled by this functionality.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8707?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Imagemagick Imagemagick.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8707?

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-2016-8707 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8707 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8707, GHSA-wfj2-6fr9-gvjh, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8707.