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TI-2016-04540 Aliases CVE-2016-5240GHSA-96q6-wwhr-92h9

The DrawDashPolygon function in magick/render.c in GraphicsMagick before 1.3.24 and the…

Priority LOW 29CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 14 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The DrawDashPolygon function in magick/render.c in GraphicsMagick before 1.3.24 and the SVG renderer in ImageMagick allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by converting a circularly defined SVG file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02177 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 14 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.3.23VulnerableGraphicsMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3.23 Vulnerable ·GraphicsMagick

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2016:1237 Released 2016-06-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    ImageMagick security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) ImageMagick-6.7.8.9-15.el7_2, ImageMagick-c++-6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) ImageMagick-c++-devel-6.7.8.9-15.el7_2, ImageMagick-devel-6.7.8.9-15.el7_2, ImageMagick-doc-6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) ImageMagick-6.7.8.9-15.el7_2, ImageMagick-c++-6.7.8.9-15.el7_2, ImageMagick-c++-devel-6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) ImageMagick-6.7.2.7-5.el6_8, ImageMagick-c++-6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) ImageMagick-c++-6.7.2.7-5.el6_8, ImageMagick-c++-devel-6.7.2.7-5.el6_8, ImageMagick-devel-6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) ImageMagick-6.7.2.7-5.el6_8, ImageMagick-c++-6.7.2.7-5.el6_8, ImageMagick-c++-devel-6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) ImageMagick-6.7.2.7-5.el6_8, ImageMagick-6.7.2.7-5.el6_8.ppc, ImageMagick-c++-6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) ImageMagick-6.7.8.9-15.el7_2, ImageMagick-6.7.8.9-15.el7_2.ppc, ImageMagick-c++-6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) ImageMagick-c++-6.7.2.7-5.el6_8, ImageMagick-c++-6.7.2.7-5.el6_8.ppc, ImageMagick-c++-devel-6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) ImageMagick-c++-6.7.8.9-15.el7_2, ImageMagick-c++-6.7.8.9-15.el7_2.ppc, ImageMagick-c++-devel-6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ImageMagick-6.7.2.7-5.el6_8, ImageMagick-c++-6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) ImageMagick-6.7.8.9-15.el7_2, ImageMagick-c++-6.7.8.9-15.el7_2, ImageMagick-perl-6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) ImageMagick-c++-6.7.2.7-5.el6_8, ImageMagick-c++-devel-6.7.2.7-5.el6_8, ImageMagick-devel-6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) ImageMagick-c++-devel-6.7.8.9-15.el7_2, ImageMagick-devel-6.7.8.9-15.el7_2, ImageMagick-doc-6.7.8.9-15.el7_2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Affected—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1237
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1237
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1237
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1237
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1237
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1237
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1237
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1237
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1237
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1237
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1237
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1237
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1237
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1237

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5240
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-96q6-wwhr-92h9

References

Advisory 6

Other 2

  • TI-2016-04424 The OpenBlob function in blob.c in GraphicsMagick before 1.3.24 and ImageMagick allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-01155 In GraphicsMagick, a heap buffer overflow was found when parsing MIFF. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2017-10271 The ReadJNGImage and ReadOneJNGImage functions in coders/png.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-08430 The ReadMNGImage function in coders/png.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has an out-of-order… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-09581 The ReadWMFImage function in coders/wmf.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a use-after-free… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-14139 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in WritePCXImage function in pcx.c in GraphicsMagick 1.4… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
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Sources

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