Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.49% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1610-IMAGEMAGICK-402150
  • published13 Dec 2016
  • disclosed13 Dec 2016

Introduced: 13 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-5841  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.10 imagemagick to version 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer overflow in MagickCore/profile.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.2-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the offset variable.