CVE-2016-7539
Published: 25 August 2016
Memory leak in AcquireVirtualMemory in ImageMagick before 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | This is 0138-Potential-DOS-by-not-releasing-memory.patch |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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imagemagick Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u4)
|
precise |
Released
(8:6.6.9.7-5ubuntu3.5)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.2)
|
|
yakkety |
Released
(8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.1)
|
|
trusty |
Released
(8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2)
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/4e81ce8b07219c69a9aeccb0f7f7b927ca6db74c |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.5 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7539
- http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=28946
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/07/1
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/pull/75
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3131-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian