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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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