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CVE-2016-6520

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-12-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

Buffer overflow in MagickCore/enhance.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.2-7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to pixel cache morphology.

Affected products

• ImageMagick: from 7.0.0-0 before 7.0.2-7 — fixed in 7.0.2-7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ImageMagick 7.0.2-7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/10
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/6
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036502
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/76401e172ea3a55182be2b8e2aca4d07270f6da6
• http://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/10
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/6
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036502
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/76401e172ea3a55182be2b8e2aca4d07270f6da6

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