CVE-2016-10066

Buffer overflow in the ReadVIFFImage function in coders/viff.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5...

5.5 MediumFix available

Buffer overflow in the ReadVIFFImage function in coders/viff.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.67%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Buffer overflow in the ReadVIFFImage function in coders/viff.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Record: CVE-2016-10066
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-120
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in the ReadVIFFImage function in coders/viff.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Record: CVE-2016-10066
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-1260 No score

Buffer overflow in the ReadVIFFImage function in coders/viff.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Record: EUVD-2016-1260
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j9wp-xqf5-chmq 5.5

Buffer overflow in the ReadVIFFImage function in coders/viff.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5...

Buffer overflow in the ReadVIFFImage function in coders/viff.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Record: GHSA-j9wp-xqf5-chmq
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-120
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

Buffer overflow in the ReadVIFFImage function in coders/viff.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Record: CVE-2016-10066
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-10066 5.5

Buffer overflow in the ReadVIFFImage function in coders/viff.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10066
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-10066 5.5

Buffer overflow in the ReadVIFFImage function in coders/viff.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10066
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

imagemagick

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`imagemagick` Debian:12	before 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2	8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2
`imagemagick` Debian:13	before 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2	8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2
`imagemagick` Debian:14	before 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2	8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2
`imagemagick` Debian:7 From an advisory covering 19 CVEs	before 8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u10, plus listed versions 8:6.7.7.10-58:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u28:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u38:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u48:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u5 Show 4 moreShow less 8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u68:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u78:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u88:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u9	8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u10
`imagemagick` Debian:8 From an advisory covering 17 CVEs	before 8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u6, plus listed versions 8:6.8.9.9-58:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u18:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u28:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u38:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u48:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u5	8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u6
`imagemagick` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	before 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.3, plus listed versions 8:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu38:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu48:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu18:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu28:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu38:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.18:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2	8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.3
`imagemagick` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	before 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.3, plus listed versions 8:6.8.9.9-5ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-68:6.8.9.9-6build18:6.8.9.9-78:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu1 Show 6 moreShow less 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu58:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.18:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.2	8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-10066 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Imagemagick, published November 26, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.67%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in imagemagick 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2.

References

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