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CVE-2016-6823

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-6823 is an integer overflow vulnerability in ImageMagick versions prior to 7.0.2-10, specifically within its BMP coder. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) by providing crafted height and width values in a BMP image, leading to an out-of-bounds write. Rated 7.5 HIGH on CVSS, it can be exploited over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction, resulting in high availability impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 6.9.10-50CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.0.0-0, < 7.0.2-10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.88%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0488 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 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
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: ImageMagick
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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-6823Moderate

ImageMagick: Integer overflow within BMP encoder/writer

Sep 26, 2016

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/4cc6ec8a4197d4c008577127736bf7985d632323
PatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/09/26/3
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/93158
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry