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CVE-2016-7530

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-04-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-369

Description

The quantum handling code in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error or out-of-bounds write) via a crafted file.

Affected products

• ImageMagick: before 6.9.4-0 — fixed in 6.9.4-0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ImageMagick 6.9.4-0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93131
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1539053
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1539067
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378762
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/63346f34f9d19179599b5b256e5e8d3dda46435c
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/b5ed738f8060266bf4ae521f7e3ed145aa4498a3
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/c4e63ad30bc42da691f2b5f82a24516dd6b4dc70
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/105
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/110
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93131

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