CVE-2016-6491 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in ImageMagick versions prior to 6.9.5-4 and 7.x prior to 7.0.2-6, specifically within the Get8BIMProperty function. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (out-of-bounds read, memory leak, and crash) by processing a specially crafted image. With a CVSS v3.0 score of 8.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and can lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.9.5-3CPE 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1-3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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