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CVE-2016-7799

MagickCore/profile.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

6.5 MediumFix available

CVE-2016-7799 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Imagemagick, published October 4, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.71%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in imagemagick 6.9.6.8-r0.

MagickCore/profile.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

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

3.71%Up 2.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

MagickCore/profile.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

Record
CVE-2016-7799
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/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-125
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

MagickCore/profile.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

Record
CVE-2016-7799
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8648 No score

MagickCore/profile.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

Record
EUVD-2016-8648
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6j4v-x644-mv8v 6.5

MagickCore/profile.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

MagickCore/profile.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

Record
GHSA-6j4v-x644-mv8v
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2016-7799 6.5

MagickCore/profile.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2016-7799
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

MagickCore/profile.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

Record
CVE-2016-7799
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-7799 6.5

MagickCore/profile.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7799
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7799 6.5

MagickCore/profile.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7799
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/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
OSVMGASA-2018-0229 No score

Updated imagemagick packages fix security vulnerabilities

The imagemagick package has been updated to version 6.9.9.41 which fixes several unspecified security vulnerabilities. This update fixes several vulnerabilities in imagemagick, including: Various memory handling problems and cases of missing or incomplete input sanitising may result in denial of service, memory disclosure or the execution of arbitrary code if malformed GIF, TTF, SVG, TIFF, PCX, JPG or SFW files are processed.

Several packages have been rebuilt for the updated ImageMagick.

Record
MGASA-2018-0229
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:2667-1 No score

Security update for ImageMagick

This update for ImageMagick fixes the following issues:

These vulnerabilities could be triggered by processing specially crafted image files, which could lead to a process crash or resource consumtion, or potentially have unspecified futher impact.

  • CVE-2016-8684: Mismatch between real filesize and header values (bsc#1005123)
  • CVE-2016-8683: Check that filesize is reasonable compared to the header value (bsc#1005127)
  • CVE-2016-8682: Stack-buffer read overflow while reading SCT header (bsc#1005125)
  • CVE-2016-8677: Memory allocation failure in AcquireQuantumPixels (bsc#1005328)
  • CVE-2016-7996, CVE-2016-7997: WPG Reader Issues (bsc#1003629)
  • CVE-2016-7800: 8BIM/8BIMW unsigned underflow leads to heap overflow (bsc#1002422)
  • CVE-2016-7799: mogrify global buffer overflow (bsc#1002421)
  • CVE-2016-7540: writing to RGF format aborts (bsc#1000394)
  • CVE-2016-7539: Potential DOS by not releasing memory (bsc#1000715)
  • CVE-2016-7538: SIGABRT for corrupted pdb file (bsc#1000712)
  • CVE-2016-7537: Out of bound access for corrupted pdb file (bsc#1000711)
  • CVE-2016-7535: Out of bound access for corrupted psd file (bsc#1000709)
  • CVE-2016-7534: Out of bound access in generic decoder (bsc#1000708)
  • CVE-2016-7533: Wpg file out of bound for corrupted file (bsc#1000707)
  • CVE-2016-7532: fix handling of corrupted psd file (bsc#1000706)
  • CVE-2016-7531: Pbd file out of bound access (bsc#1000704)
  • CVE-2016-7530: Out of bound in quantum handling (bsc#1000703)
  • CVE-2016-7529: Out-of-bound in quantum handling (bsc#1000399)
  • CVE-2016-7528: Out-of-bound access in xcf file coder (bsc#1000434)
  • CVE-2016-7527: Out-of-bound access in wpg file coder: (bsc#1000436)
  • CVE-2016-7526: out-of-bounds write in ./MagickCore/pixel-accessor.h (bsc#1000702)
  • CVE-2016-7525: Heap buffer overflow in psd file coder (bsc#1000701)
  • CVE-2016-7524: AddressSanitizer:heap-buffer-overflow READ of size 1 in meta.c:465 (bsc#1000700)
  • CVE-2016-7523: AddressSanitizer:heap-buffer-overflow READ of size 1 meta.c:496 (bsc#1000699)
  • CVE-2016-7522: Out of bound access for malformed psd file (bsc#1000698)
  • CVE-2016-7521: Heap buffer overflow in psd file handling (bsc#1000697)
  • CVE-2016-7520: Heap overflow in hdr file handling (bsc#1000696)
  • CVE-2016-7519: Out-of-bounds read in coders/rle.c (bsc#1000695)
  • CVE-2016-7518: Out-of-bounds read in coders/sun.c (bsc#1000694)
  • CVE-2016-7517: Out-of-bounds read in coders/pict.c (bsc#1000693)
  • CVE-2016-7516: Out-of-bounds problem in rle, pict, viff and sun files (bsc#1000692)
  • CVE-2016-7515: Rle file handling for corrupted file (bsc#1000689)
  • CVE-2016-7514: Out-of-bounds read in coders/psd.c (bsc#1000688)
  • CVE-2016-7513: Off-by-one error leading to segfault (bsc#1000686)
  • CVE-2016-7101: raphicsMagick: SGI Coder Out-Of-Bounds Read Vulnerability (bsc#1001221)
  • CVE-2016-6823: raphicsMagick: BMP Coder Out-Of-Bounds Write Vulnerability (bsc#1001066)
  • CVE-2015-8959: dOS due to corrupted DDS files (bsc#1000713)
  • CVE-2015-8958: Potential DOS in sun file handling due to malformed files (bsc#1000691)
  • CVE-2015-8957: Buffer overflow in sun file handling (bsc#1000690)
  • CVE-2014-9907: DOS due to corrupted DDS files (bsc#1000714)
  • Buffer overflows in SIXEL, PDB, MAP, and TIFF coders (bsc#1002209)
  • Divide by zero in WriteTIFFImage (bsc#1002206)
Record
SUSE-SU-2016:2667-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:2964-1 No score

Security update for ImageMagick

This update for ImageMagick fixes the following issues:

These vulnerabilities could be triggered by processing specially crafted image files, which could lead to a process crash or resource consumtion, or potentially have unspecified futher impact.

  • CVE-2016-8862: Memory allocation failure in AcquireMagickMemory (bsc#1007245)
  • CVE-2014-9907: DOS due to corrupted DDS files (bsc#1000714)
  • CVE-2015-8959: DOS due to corrupted DDS files (bsc#1000713)
  • CVE-2016-7537: Out of bound access for corrupted pdb file (bsc#1000711)
  • CVE-2016-6823: BMP Coder Out-Of-Bounds Write Vulnerability (bsc#1001066)
  • CVE-2016-7514: Out-of-bounds read in coders/psd.c (bsc#1000688)
  • CVE-2016-7515: Rle file handling for corrupted file (bsc#1000689)
  • CVE-2016-7529: out of bound in quantum handling (bsc#1000399)
  • CVE-2016-7101: SGI Coder Out-Of-Bounds Read Vulnerability (bsc#1001221)
  • CVE-2016-7527: out of bound access in wpg file coder: (bsc#1000436)
  • CVE-2016-7996, CVE-2016-7997: WPG Reader Issues (bsc#1003629)
  • CVE-2016-7528: out of bound access in xcf file coder (bsc#1000434)
  • CVE-2016-8683: Check that filesize is reasonable compared to the header value (bsc#1005127)
  • CVE-2016-8682: Stack-buffer read overflow while reading SCT header (bsc#1005125)
  • CVE-2016-8684: Mismatch between real filesize and header values (bsc#1005123)
  • Buffer overflows in SIXEL, PDB, MAP, and TIFF coders (bsc#1002209)
  • CVE-2016-7525: Heap buffer overflow in psd file coder (bsc#1000701)
  • CVE-2016-7524: AddressSanitizer:heap-buffer-overflow READ of size 1 in meta.c:465 (bsc#1000700)
  • CVE-2016-7530: Out of bound in quantum handling (bsc#1000703)
  • CVE-2016-7531: Pbd file out of bound access (bsc#1000704)
  • CVE-2016-7533: Wpg file out of bound for corrupted file (bsc#1000707)
  • CVE-2016-7535: Out of bound access for corrupted psd file (bsc#1000709)
  • CVE-2016-7522: Out of bound access for malformed psd file (bsc#1000698)
  • CVE-2016-7517: out-of-bounds read in coders/pict.c (bsc#1000693)
  • CVE-2016-7516: Out of bounds problem in rle, pict, viff and sun files (bsc#1000692)
  • CVE-2015-8958: Potential DOS in sun file handling due to malformed files (bsc#1000691)
  • CVE-2015-8957: Buffer overflow in sun file handling (bsc#1000690)
  • CVE-2016-7519: out-of-bounds read in coders/rle.c (bsc#1000695)
  • CVE-2016-7518: out-of-bounds read in coders/sun.c (bsc#1000694)
  • CVE-2016-7800: 8BIM/8BIMW unsigned underflow leads to heap overflow (bsc#1002422)
  • CVE-2016-7523: AddressSanitizer:heap-buffer-overflow READ of size 1 meta.c:496 (bsc#1000699)
  • CVE-2016-7799: mogrify global buffer overflow (bsc#1002421)
Record
SUSE-SU-2016:2964-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3142-1 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-3142-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
imagemagick
Alpine:v3.2
 7.0.0-0 up to 6.9.6.8-r0
6.9.6.8-r0
imagemagick
Alpine:v3.3
 7.0.0-0 up to 6.9.6.8-r0
6.9.6.8-r0
imagemagick
Alpine:v3.4
 7.0.0-0 up to 6.9.5.9-r1
6.9.5.9-r1
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
 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
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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
 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
converseen
Mageia:6
 before 0.9.6.2-1.3.mga6
0.9.6.2-1.3.mga6
cuneiform-linux
Mageia:6
 before 1.1.0-9.2.mga6
1.1.0-9.2.mga6
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
dvdauthor
Mageia:6
 before 0.7.2-2.2.mga6
0.7.2-2.2.mga6
emacs
Mageia:6
 before 24.5-8.3.mga6
24.5-8.3.mga6
imagemagick
Mageia:6
 before 6.9.9.41-1.mga6
6.9.9.41-1.mga6
inkscape
Mageia:6
 before 0.92.1-2.2.mga6
0.92.1-2.2.mga6
k3d
Mageia:6
 before 0.8.0.5-5.2.mga6
0.8.0.5-5.2.mga6
kxstitch
Mageia:6
 before 2.0.0-2.2.mga6
2.0.0-2.2.mga6
libopenshot
Mageia:6
 before 0.1.8-1.2.mga6
0.1.8-1.2.mga6
ocaml-glmlite
Mageia:6
 before 0.03.51-17.2.mga6
0.03.51-17.2.mga6
perl-Image-SubImageFind
Mageia:6
 before 0.30.0-6.2.mga6
0.30.0-6.2.mga6
pfstools
Mageia:6
 before 2.0.6-3.2.mga6
2.0.6-3.2.mga6
php-imagick
Mageia:6
 before 3.4.1-6.2.mga6
3.4.1-6.2.mga6
php-magickwand
Mageia:6
 before 1.0.9.2-10.2.mga6
1.0.9.2-10.2.mga6
psiconv
Mageia:6
 before 0.9.8-26.2.mga6
0.9.8-26.2.mga6
pythonmagick
Mageia:6
 before 0.9.12-7.2.mga6
0.9.12-7.2.mga6
ruby-rmagick
Mageia:6
 before 2.15.4-12.2.mga6
2.15.4-12.2.mga6
synfig
Mageia:6
 before 1.2.1-2.2.mga6
1.2.1-2.2.mga6
vdr-plugin-skinelchi
Mageia:6
 before 0.2.8-8.2.mga6
0.2.8-8.2.mga6
vdr-plugin-skinenigmang
Mageia:6
 before 0.1.2-10.2.mga6
0.1.2-10.2.mga6
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
 before 6.8.8.1-40.1
6.8.8.1-40.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
 before 6.8.8.1-40.1
6.8.8.1-40.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
 before 6.8.8.1-40.1
6.8.8.1-40.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
 before 6.8.8.1-40.1
6.8.8.1-40.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1
 before 6.8.8.1-40.1
6.8.8.1-40.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
 before 6.4.3.6-7.54.1
6.4.3.6-7.54.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
 before 6.4.3.6-7.54.1
6.4.3.6-7.54.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
 before 6.4.3.6-7.54.1
6.4.3.6-7.54.1
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
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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
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2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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