coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
Priority LOW 35CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted image.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03695 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 6.9.6-5; 7.0.0-0 to before 7.0.3-7 | Vulnerable | ImageMagick |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.9.6-5; 7.0.0-0 to before 7.0.3-7 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9559
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c3qr-x655-rx39
References
Patch 4
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/b61d35eaccc0a7ddeff8a1c3abfcd0a43ccf210b
- [oss-security] 20161119 imagemagick: null pointer must never be null (tiff.c)
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/298
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/19/imagemagick-null-pointer-must-never-be-null-tiff-c/
Sources
- CVE-2016-9559 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-9559 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c3qr-x655-rx39 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-9559 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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