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CVE-2016-7537

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-04-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

MagickCore/memory.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access) via a crafted PDB file.

Affected products

• ImageMagick: before 6.9.4-7 — fixed in 6.9.4-7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ImageMagick 6.9.4-7. 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/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1553366
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378773
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/424d40ebfcde48bb872eba75179d3d73704fdf1f
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/6d202a0514fb6a406456b8b728cde776becb25f8
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/143
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93131
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1553366
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378773
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/424d40ebfcde48bb872eba75179d3d73704fdf1f

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