CVE-2016-7528 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in ImageMagick, specifically within the ReadVIFFImage function in coders/viff.c, which can be triggered by processing a specially crafted VIFF file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in a high impact on availability (segmentation fault). While the EPSS score is low and it is not listed in the KEV catalog, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it has received no community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low likelihood of active exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.9.4-0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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