VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-9556
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.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 2.27%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.27% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- imagemagick/imagemagick · debian/debian linux · opensuse project/leap
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 4.8% on 21 September 2026 to 2.3% on 27 October 2026.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00040.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3726Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/23/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94492Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/19/imagemagick-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ispixelgray-pixel-accessor-hThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1398198Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/ce98a7acbcfca7f0a178f4b1e7b957e419e0cc99Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00040.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3726Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/23/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94492Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/19/imagemagick-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ispixelgray-pixel-accessor-hThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1398198Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/ce98a7acbcfca7f0a178f4b1e7b957e419e0cc99Issue 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.