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CVE-2016-5689

critical

Description

The DCM reader in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 and 7.x before 7.0.1-7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging lack of NULL pointer checks.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91283

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/5

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/5511ef530576ed18fd636baa3bb4eda3d667665d

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/7.0.1-7/ChangeLog

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/6.9.4-5/ChangeLog

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-6632

https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/46-Various-invalid-memory-reads-in-ImageMagick-WPG%2C-DDS%2C-DCM.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-12-13

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0114