CVE-2016-9773

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2016-12-01
CWE:
CWE-122
Bugzilla:
1401440: CVE-2016-9773 ImageMagick: Heap-buffer overflow in IsPixelGray in pixel-accessor.h (Incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9556)

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the IsPixelGray function in MagickCore/pixel-accessor.h in ImageMagick 7.0.3.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a crafted image file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9556.

Find out more about CVE-2016-9773 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 4.3
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 ImageMagick Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ImageMagick Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ImageMagick Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 ImageMagick Not affected

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