CVE-2016-7536
magick/profile.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
magick/profile.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted profile.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
magick/profile.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted profile.
- Record
CVE-2016-7536- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
magick/profile.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted profile.
- Record
CVE-2016-7536- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8389 No score
magick/profile.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted profile.
- Record
EUVD-2016-8389- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jr9m-w2rv-77f4
magick/profile.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
magick/profile.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted profile.
- Record
GHSA-jr9m-w2rv-77f4- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
magick/profile.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted profile.
- Record
CVE-2016-7536- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-7536
magick/profile.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted profile.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7536- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7536
magick/profile.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted profile.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7536- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3131-1 No score
imagemagick vulnerabilities
It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain malformed image files. If a user or automated system using ImageMagick were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, an attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
- Record
USN-3131-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
imagemagickDebian:12 |
before 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 | 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 |
imagemagickDebian:13 |
before 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 | 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 |
imagemagickDebian:14 |
before 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 | 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 |
imagemagickDebian:7 From an advisory covering 94 CVEs |
before 8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u8, 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+deb7u58:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u68:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u7 |
8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u8 |
imagemagickDebian:8 From an advisory covering 52 CVEs |
before 8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u4, 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+deb8u3 |
8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u4 |
imagemagickUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.2, 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 5 moreShow less8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu58:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1 |
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.2 |
imagemagickUbuntu:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 103 CVEs |
before 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2, plus listed versions 8:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu38:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu48:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu18:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu28:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu38:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1 |
8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2 |
imagemagickUbuntu:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 103 CVEs |
before 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.2, 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 5 moreShow less8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu58:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1 |
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-7536 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Imagemagick, published August 25, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.72%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in imagemagick 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2.
References
github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/130
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378772
securityfocus.com/bid/93225
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1545367
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7536
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7536
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7536
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7536