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CVE-2016-7539

Publication date 25 August 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

Memory leak in AcquireVirtualMemory in ImageMagick before 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

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

Notes


mdeslaur

This is 0138-Potential-DOS-by-not-releasing-memory.patch

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
imagemagick

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
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