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CVE-2016-8862

Publication date 21 October 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

The AcquireMagickMemory function in MagickCore/memory.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3.3 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
imagemagick 16.10 yakkety
Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.2
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.3
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.3
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 8:6.6.9.7-5ubuntu3.6

Notes

mdeslaur

the initial patch was incomplete and resulted in CVE-2016-8866 This is 0171-Lowered-max-map_length-to-prevent-an-overflow-271.patch

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
imagemagick

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H