VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-7517
The EncodeImage function in coders/pict.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted PICT file.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 3.01%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.01%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The EncodeImage function in coders/pict.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted PICT file.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.01% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- imagemagick/imagemagick
- Source
- security@debian.org
EPSS 3.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93128Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1533449Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378744Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/80Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93128Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1533449Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378744Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/80Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.