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CVE-2016-7799

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7799 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in ImageMagick's MagickCore/profile.c, affecting Debian and ImageMagick versions prior to 7.0.3-2. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) can be triggered remotely via a crafted file, leading to a denial of service. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the vulnerability remains a potential risk.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 6.9.6-0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.0.0-0, < 7.0.3-2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
3.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0357 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 26,236 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
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed 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-2016-7799Moderate

ImageMagick: Mogrify buffer over-read in profile.c

Sep 30, 2016

References

github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/a7bb158b7bedd1449a34432feb3a67c8f1873bfa
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/280
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201611-21
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3726
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/10/01/4
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/10/01/6
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/93264
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry