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CVE-2016-5689

32
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5689 is a critical vulnerability in ImageMagick versions prior to 6.9.4-5 and 7.0.1-7, specifically affecting the DCM reader due to a lack of NULL pointer checks. This flaw impacts ImageMagick across various platforms, including Oracle Solaris. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it represents a severe risk, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts with low attack complexity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential interest among security researchers.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
11.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 6.9.4-4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.1-0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.1-1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.1-2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0544 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 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

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisoryvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: ImageMagick
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ImageMagick
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: ImageMagick
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: ImageMagick

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-5689Low

ImageMagick: Lack of null pointer check in ReadDCMImage()

Jun 14, 2016

References

blog.fuzzing-project.org / 46-Various-invalid-memory-reads-in-ImageMagick-WPG%2C-DDS%2C-DCM.html
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/6.9.4-5/ChangeLog
Release NotesVendor Advisory
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/7.0.1-7/ChangeLog
Release NotesVendor Advisory
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/5511ef530576ed18fd636baa3bb4eda3d667665d
ExploitVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/5
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/3
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/91283
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry