CVE-2016-9773 (GCVE-0-2016-9773)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-02-16 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:59
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Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the IsPixelGray function in MagickCore/pixel-accessor.h in ImageMagick 7.0.3.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a crafted image file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9556.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2016-12-01 00:00
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