CVE-2016-7906
magick/attribute.c in ImageMagick 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
CVE-2016-7906 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Imagemagick, published October 4, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.72%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in imagemagick 6.9.6.8-r0.
magick/attribute.c in ImageMagick 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) 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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.5
magick/attribute.c in ImageMagick 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2016-7906- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
magick/attribute.c in ImageMagick 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2016-7906- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8755 No score
magick/attribute.c in ImageMagick 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted file.
- Record
EUVD-2016-8755- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5r8w-6xfr-q973
5.5
magick/attribute.c in ImageMagick 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
magick/attribute.c in ImageMagick 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted file.
- Record
GHSA-5r8w-6xfr-q973- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2016-7906
5.5
magick/attribute.c in ImageMagick 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted file.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2016-7906- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.5
magick/attribute.c in ImageMagick 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2016-7906- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-7906
5.5
magick/attribute.c in ImageMagick 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7906- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7906
5.5
magick/attribute.c in ImageMagick 7.0.3-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7906- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS: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
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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
imagemagickAlpine:v3.2 |
before 6.9.6.8-r0 | 6.9.6.8-r0 |
imagemagickAlpine:v3.3 |
before 6.9.6.8-r0 | 6.9.6.8-r0 |
imagemagickAlpine:v3.4 |
before 6.9.5.9-r1 | 6.9.5.9-r1 |
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: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 |
converseenMageia:6 |
before 0.9.6.2-1.3.mga6 | 0.9.6.2-1.3.mga6 |
cuneiform-linuxMageia:6 |
before 1.1.0-9.2.mga6 | 1.1.0-9.2.mga6 |
dvdauthorMageia:6 |
before 0.7.2-2.2.mga6 | 0.7.2-2.2.mga6 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
emacsMageia:6 |
before 24.5-8.3.mga6 | 24.5-8.3.mga6 |
imagemagickMageia:6 |
before 6.9.9.41-1.mga6 | 6.9.9.41-1.mga6 |
inkscapeMageia:6 |
before 0.92.1-2.2.mga6 | 0.92.1-2.2.mga6 |
k3dMageia:6 |
before 0.8.0.5-5.2.mga6 | 0.8.0.5-5.2.mga6 |
kxstitchMageia:6 |
before 2.0.0-2.2.mga6 | 2.0.0-2.2.mga6 |
libopenshotMageia:6 |
before 0.1.8-1.2.mga6 | 0.1.8-1.2.mga6 |
ocaml-glmliteMageia:6 |
before 0.03.51-17.2.mga6 | 0.03.51-17.2.mga6 |
perl-Image-SubImageFindMageia:6 |
before 0.30.0-6.2.mga6 | 0.30.0-6.2.mga6 |
pfstoolsMageia:6 |
before 2.0.6-3.2.mga6 | 2.0.6-3.2.mga6 |
php-imagickMageia:6 |
before 3.4.1-6.2.mga6 | 3.4.1-6.2.mga6 |
php-magickwandMageia:6 |
before 1.0.9.2-10.2.mga6 | 1.0.9.2-10.2.mga6 |
psiconvMageia:6 |
before 0.9.8-26.2.mga6 | 0.9.8-26.2.mga6 |
pythonmagickMageia:6 |
before 0.9.12-7.2.mga6 | 0.9.12-7.2.mga6 |
ruby-rmagickMageia:6 |
before 2.15.4-12.2.mga6 | 2.15.4-12.2.mga6 |
synfigMageia:6 |
before 1.2.1-2.2.mga6 | 1.2.1-2.2.mga6 |
vdr-plugin-skinelchiMageia:6 |
before 0.2.8-8.2.mga6 | 0.2.8-8.2.mga6 |
vdr-plugin-skinenigmangMageia:6 |
before 0.1.2-10.2.mga6 | 0.1.2-10.2.mga6 |
imagemagickUbuntu: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 less8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu58:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.18:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.2 |
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.3 |
imagemagickUbuntu: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 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
securityfocus.com/bid/93271
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/02/3
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/02/1
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21
github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/281
debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3726
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github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/90406972f108c4da71f998601b06abdc2ac6f06e
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7906
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5r8w-6xfr-q973
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-7906
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7906
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0229.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19078
git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/blob/ImageMagick-6/ChangeLog
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7906
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3142-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7906
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7799
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8677
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8862
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9556