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title: "CVE-2016-7514\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-7514

Publication date 25 August 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7514?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

The ReadPSDChannelPixels function in coders/psd.c in ImageMagick allows
remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a
crafted PSD file.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7514?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| imagemagick | 16.10 yakkety | Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.2 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 8:6.6.9.7-5ubuntu3.5 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7514?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

This is 0084-Added-check-for-bit-depth-1-for-PSD-file.patch,
0085-Fixed-overflow-in-psd-file-handling.patch,
0086-Added-missing-call-to-ConstrainColormapIndex-avoidin.patch,
0087-Rewrite-reading-pixel-values-for-psd-file.patch

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| imagemagick | * Upstream:   [198fffa](https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/198fffab4daf8aea88badd9c629350e5b26ec32f) * Upstream:   [6f1879d](https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/6f1879d498bcc5cce12fe0c5decb8dbc0f608e5d) * Upstream:   [e14fd0a](https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/e14fd0a2801f73bdc123baf4fbab97dec55919eb) * Upstream:   [280215b](https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/280215b9936d145dd5ee91403738ccce1333cab1) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7514)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7514)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-7514)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7514)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3131-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3131-1)
+ ImageMagick vulnerabilities
+ 21 November 2016

### Other references

* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/07/1>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7514>