CVE-2016-9298 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2016-9298?

CVE-2016-9298 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2016-9298?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Imagemagick Imagemagick.

Vulnerability Description

Heap overflow in the WaveletDenoiseImage function in MagickCore/fx.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.6-4 and 7.x before 7.0.3-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted image.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Imagemagick	Imagemagick	<= 6.9.6-3

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/13/1Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/10Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94310Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/3cbfb163cff9e5b8cdeace8312e9bfIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/296Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-09
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/13/1Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/10Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94310Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/3cbfb163cff9e5b8cdeace8312e9bfIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/296Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-09

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-9298?

CVE-2016-9298 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). Heap overflow in the WaveletDenoiseImage function in MagickCore/fx.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.6-4 and 7.x before 7.0.3-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted ima...

How severe is CVE-2016-9298?

CVE-2016-9298 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-9298?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Imagemagick Imagemagick.