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CVE-2016-5842

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2016-12-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

MagickCore/property.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.2-1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory information via vectors involving the q variable, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Affected products

• ImageMagick: before 6.9.4-10; from 7.0.0-0 before 7.0.2-1 — fixed in 6.9.4-10, 7.0.2-1
• Oracle Corporation Solaris Operating System: 10, 11.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ImageMagick 6.9.4-10, 7.0.2-1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/23/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/3
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91394
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/d8ab7f046587f2e9f734b687ba7e6e10147c294b
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/7.0.2-1
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/23/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/3
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91394
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/d8ab7f046587f2e9f734b687ba7e6e10147c294b

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