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CVE-2016-10049

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10049 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ReadRLEImage function within ImageMagick versions prior to 6.9.4-4. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially achieve other impacts by processing a specially crafted RLE image file. Rated 7.8 HIGH, this vulnerability has a local attack vector requiring user interaction, with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 6.9.4-3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.05%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0205 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: ImageMagick
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ImageMagick
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: ImageMagick
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: ImageMagick

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-10049Moderate

ImageMagick: Buffer overflow when reading corrupt RLE files

May 17, 2016

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/13db820f5e24cd993ee554e99377fea02a904e18
PatchVendor Advisory
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/3e9165285eda6e1bb71172031d3048b51bb443a4
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
imagemagick.org / discourse-server/viewtopic.php
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/12/26/9
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95180
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry