CVE-2016-9298 describes a heap overflow vulnerability in the WaveletDenoiseImage function within ImageMagick versions prior to 6.9.6-4 and 7.x prior to 7.0.3-6. This flaw allows a remote attacker to trigger a denial of service (crash) by providing a specially crafted image file. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), leading to high availability impact (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.9.6-3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1-0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1-2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1-3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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