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CVE-2016-7522

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7522 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the ReadPSDImage function within ImageMagick, specifically affecting the MagickCore/locale.c component. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by providing a specially crafted PSD file. Rated as MEDIUM severity with a CVSS score of 6.5, the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to high availability impact (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 6.9.4-0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0292 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 26,219 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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 (4)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
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-2016-7522Low

ImageMagick: out of bound read for malformed psd file

Jan 24, 2016

References

bugs.launchpad.net / ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1537419
Issue Tracking
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/4b1b9c0522628887195bad3a6723f7000b0c9a58
Patch
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/93
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/93131
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry