CVE-2016-5687

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5687
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-12-13 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe VerticalFilter function in the DDS coder in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-3 and 7.x before 7.0.1-4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted DDS file, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.007480000 probability, percentile 0.732030000 (date 2026-05-11)

Problem Types: CWE-125 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Imagemagick Imagemagick 7.0.1-0 All All All
Application Imagemagick Imagemagick 7.0.1-1 All All All
Application Imagemagick Imagemagick 7.0.1-2 All All All
Application Imagemagick Imagemagick 7.0.1-3 All All All
Application Imagemagick Imagemagick All All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: Various invalid memory reads in ImageMagick (WPG, DDS, DCM) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Third Party Advisory
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - July 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Various invalid memory reads in ImageMagick (WPG, DDS, DCM) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Third Party Advisory
ImageMagick Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Various invalid memory accesses in ImageMagick (WPG, DDS, DCM) | The Fuzzing Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blog.fuzzing-project.org
Various invalid memory accesses in ImageMagick (WPG, DDS, DCM) | The Fuzzing Project MITRE blog.fuzzing-project.org
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