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CVE-2016-10055

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10055 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the WritePDBImage function of ImageMagick versions prior to 6.9.5-8. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) or achieve other unspecified impacts by providing a specially crafted file. The vulnerability is rated as high severity (CVSS 7.8), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 6.9.5-7CPE 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
1.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0171 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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-2016-10055Moderate

ImageMagick: Buffer overflow in PDB coder

Aug 23, 2016

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/10b3823a7619ed22d42764733eb052c4159bc8c1
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/eedd0c35bb2d8af7aa05f215689fdebd11633fa1
PatchVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/12/26/9
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95193
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry