Out-of-bounds Read Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.95% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-IMAGEMAGICK-17965506
  • published14 Jul 2026
  • disclosed19 Apr 2017

Introduced: 19 Apr 2017

CVE-2016-7515  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest imagemagick to version 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream imagemagick package and not the imagemagick package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

The ReadRLEImage function in coders/rle.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via vectors related to the number of pixels.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1