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TI-2016-05563 Aliases CVE-2016-6491GHSA-78fx-5w4q-gxw3

Buffer overflow in the Get8BIMProperty function in MagickCore/property.c in ImageMagick…

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

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

Summary

Buffer overflow in the Get8BIMProperty function in MagickCore/property.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.5-4 and 7.x before 7.0.2-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read, memory leak, and crash) via a crafted image.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05019 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

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 · 20

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6.9.5-3VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1-0VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1-1VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1-2VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1-3VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1-4VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1-5VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1-6VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1-7VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1-8VulnerableImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.9.5-3 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1-0 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1-1 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1-2 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1-3 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1-4 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1-5 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1-6 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1-7 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1-8 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
Show 10 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1-9VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1-10VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.2-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.2-0VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.2-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.2-1VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.2-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.2-2VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.2-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.2-3VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.2-4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.2-4VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.2-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.2-5VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1-9 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1-10 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.2-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2-0 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.2-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2-1 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.2-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2-2 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.2-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2-3 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.2-4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2-4 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.2-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2-5 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-6491
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-78fx-5w4q-gxw3

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Sources

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