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CVE-2016-7906

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7906 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in ImageMagick 7.0.3-2, specifically within the magick/attribute.c component, affecting various Debian distributions and ImageMagick installations. This flaw can be triggered by remote attackers through a crafted file, leading to a denial of service. With a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires user interaction and local access to exploit, but could result in high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0.3-2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.3-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.72%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0172 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 5,758 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 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-2016-7906Moderate

ImageMagick: Mogrify heap-use-after-free in attribute.c

Sep 30, 2016

References

github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/90406972f108c4da71f998601b06abdc2ac6f06e
PatchVendor Advisory
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/281
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/2016/10/02/1
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/10/02/3
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/93271
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry