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CVE-2016-7527

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7527 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in ImageMagick's coders/wpg.c component, allowing remote attackers to trigger a denial of service via a specially crafted file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited over a network with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or Metasploit modules are available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public awareness and interest.

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
2.52%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0252 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 26,208 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 (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-7527Low

ImageMagick: out-of-bounds read in MagickCore/memory.c

Feb 5, 2016

References

bugs.launchpad.net / ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1542115
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/a251039393f423c7858e63cab6aa98d17b8b7a41
Patch
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/b3dd69b23e9338806891c708a0cc8a82c0d1872a
PatchVendor Advisory
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/122
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/93220
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry