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title: "CVE-2016-8707\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-8707

Publication date 23 December 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8707?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

An exploitable out of bounds write exists in the handling of compressed
TIFF images in ImageMagicks's convert utility. A crafted TIFF document can
lead to an out of bounds write which in particular circumstances could be
leveraged into remote code execution. The vulnerability can be triggered
through any user controlled TIFF that is handled by this functionality.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8707?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| imagemagick | 16.10 yakkety | Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.4 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.5 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.5 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 8:6.6.9.7-5ubuntu3.8 |

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* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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

This is 0175-Fix-possible-buffer-overflow-when-writing-compressed.patch
and 0176-Fix-possible-buffer-overflow-when-writing-compressed.patch

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.8 · High

* Base metrics

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

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8707)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8707)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-8707)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8707)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3222-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3222-1)
+ ImageMagick vulnerabilities
+ 8 March 2017

### Other references

* <http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0216/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8707>