{"api_version":"1","generated_at":"2026-07-23T05:17:57+00:00","cve":"CVE-2016-5688","urls":{"html":"https://cve.report/CVE-2016-5688","api":"https://cve.report/api/cve/CVE-2016-5688.json","docs":"https://cve.report/api","cve_org":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5688","nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5688"},"summary":{"title":"CVE-2016-5688","description":"The WPG parser in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-4 and 7.x before 7.0.1-5, when a memory limit is set, allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to the SetImageExtent return-value check, which trigger (1) a heap-based buffer overflow in the SetPixelIndex function or an invalid write operation in the (2) ScaleCharToQuantum or (3) SetPixelIndex functions.","state":"PUBLISHED","assigner":"mitre","published_at":"2016-12-13 15:59:01","updated_at":"2026-05-06 22:30:45"},"problem_types":["CWE-119","n/a"],"metrics":[{"version":"3.0","source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","score":"8.1","severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","data":{"version":"3.0","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":8.1,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"}},{"version":"2.0","source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","score":"6.8","severity":"","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","data":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","baseScore":6.8,"accessVector":"NETWORK","accessComplexity":"MEDIUM","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"PARTIAL","integrityImpact":"PARTIAL","availabilityImpact":"PARTIAL"}}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/3","name":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/3","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"title":"oss-security - Re: Various invalid memory reads in ImageMagick (WPG, DDS, DCM)","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/aecd0ada163a4d6c769cec178955d5f3e9316f2f","name":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/aecd0ada163a4d6c769cec178955d5f3e9316f2f","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"title":"Set pixel cache to undefined if any resource limit is exceeded · ImageMagick/ImageMagick@aecd0ad · GitHub","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html","name":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"title":"Oracle Solaris Bulletin - July 2016","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/5","name":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/5","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"title":"oss-security - Various invalid memory reads in ImageMagick (WPG, DDS, DCM)","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/fc43974d34318c834fbf78570ca1a3764ed8c7d7","name":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/fc43974d34318c834fbf78570ca1a3764ed8c7d7","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"title":"Ensure image extent does not exceed maximum · ImageMagick/ImageMagick@fc43974 · GitHub","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/7.0.1-5","name":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/7.0.1-5","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"title":"Commits · ImageMagick/ImageMagick · GitHub","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/6.9.4-4","name":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/6.9.4-4","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"title":"Commits · ImageMagick/ImageMagick · GitHub","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"404","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91283","name":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91283","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"title":"ImageMagick Multiple Security Vulnerabilities","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/46-Various-invalid-memory-reads-in-ImageMagick-WPG%2C-DDS%2C-DCM.html","name":"https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/46-Various-invalid-memory-reads-in-ImageMagick-WPG%2C-DDS%2C-DCM.html","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"Various invalid memory accesses in ImageMagick (WPG, DDS, DCM) | The Fuzzing Project","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/46-Various-invalid-memory-reads-in-ImageMagick-WPG,-DDS,-DCM.html","name":"MISC:https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/46-Various-invalid-memory-reads-in-ImageMagick-WPG,-DDS,-DCM.html","refsource":"MITRE","tags":[],"title":"Various invalid memory accesses in ImageMagick (WPG, DDS, DCM) | The Fuzzing Project","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5688","name":"CVE Program record","refsource":"CVE.ORG","tags":["canonical"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5688","name":"NVD vulnerability detail","refsource":"NVD","tags":["canonical","analysis"]}],"affected":[{"source":"CNA","vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","version":"affected n/a","platforms":[]}],"timeline":[],"solutions":[],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[],"nvd_cpes":[{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"5688","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"imagemagick","cpe5":"imagemagick","cpe6":"7.0.1-0","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"5688","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"imagemagick","cpe5":"imagemagick","cpe6":"7.0.1-1","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"5688","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"imagemagick","cpe5":"imagemagick","cpe6":"7.0.1-2","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"5688","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"imagemagick","cpe5":"imagemagick","cpe6":"7.0.1-3","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"5688","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"imagemagick","cpe5":"imagemagick","cpe6":"7.0.1-4","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"5688","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"6.9.4-3","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"imagemagick","cpe5":"imagemagick","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"5688","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"o","cpe4":"oracle","cpe5":"solaris","cpe6":"11.3","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"}],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":null,"epss":{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"5688","cve":"CVE-2016-5688","epss":"0.022440000","percentile":"0.846830000","score_date":"2026-05-11","updated_at":"2026-05-12 00:01:19"},"legacy_qids":[]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"containers":{"adp":[{"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2024-08-06T01:07:59.968Z","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","shortName":"CVE"},"references":[{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"],"url":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/7.0.1-5"},{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"],"url":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/6.9.4-4"},{"name":"91283","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91283"},{"tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred"],"url":"https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/46-Various-invalid-memory-reads-in-ImageMagick-WPG%2C-DDS%2C-DCM.html"},{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html"},{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"],"url":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/aecd0ada163a4d6c769cec178955d5f3e9316f2f"},{"name":"[oss-security] 20160617 Re: Various invalid memory reads in ImageMagick (WPG, DDS, DCM)","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/3"},{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"],"url":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/fc43974d34318c834fbf78570ca1a3764ed8c7d7"},{"name":"[oss-security] 20160614 Various invalid memory reads in ImageMagick (WPG, DDS, DCM)","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/5"}],"title":"CVE Program Container"}],"cna":{"affected":[{"product":"n/a","vendor":"n/a","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"n/a"}]}],"datePublic":"2016-06-14T00:00:00.000Z","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"The WPG parser in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-4 and 7.x before 7.0.1-5, when a memory limit is set, allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to the SetImageExtent return-value check, which trigger (1) a heap-based buffer overflow in the SetPixelIndex function or an invalid write operation in the (2) ScaleCharToQuantum or (3) SetPixelIndex functions."}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"description":"n/a","lang":"en","type":"text"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2016-12-13T14:57:01.000Z","orgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca","shortName":"mitre"},"references":[{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/7.0.1-5"},{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/6.9.4-4"},{"name":"91283","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID"],"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91283"},{"tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/46-Various-invalid-memory-reads-in-ImageMagick-WPG%2C-DDS%2C-DCM.html"},{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html"},{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/aecd0ada163a4d6c769cec178955d5f3e9316f2f"},{"name":"[oss-security] 20160617 Re: Various invalid memory reads in ImageMagick (WPG, DDS, DCM)","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST"],"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/3"},{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/fc43974d34318c834fbf78570ca1a3764ed8c7d7"},{"name":"[oss-security] 20160614 Various invalid memory reads in ImageMagick (WPG, DDS, DCM)","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST"],"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/5"}],"x_legacyV4Record":{"CVE_data_meta":{"ASSIGNER":"cve@mitre.org","ID":"CVE-2016-5688","STATE":"PUBLIC"},"affects":{"vendor":{"vendor_data":[{"product":{"product_data":[{"product_name":"n/a","version":{"version_data":[{"version_value":"n/a"}]}}]},"vendor_name":"n/a"}]}},"data_format":"MITRE","data_type":"CVE","data_version":"4.0","description":{"description_data":[{"lang":"eng","value":"The WPG parser in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-4 and 7.x before 7.0.1-5, when a memory limit is set, allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to the SetImageExtent return-value check, which trigger (1) a heap-based buffer overflow in the SetPixelIndex function or an invalid write operation in the (2) ScaleCharToQuantum or (3) SetPixelIndex functions."}]},"problemtype":{"problemtype_data":[{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"n/a"}]}]},"references":{"reference_data":[{"name":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/7.0.1-5","refsource":"CONFIRM","url":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/7.0.1-5"},{"name":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/6.9.4-4","refsource":"CONFIRM","url":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/6.9.4-4"},{"name":"91283","refsource":"BID","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91283"},{"name":"https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/46-Various-invalid-memory-reads-in-ImageMagick-WPG,-DDS,-DCM.html","refsource":"MISC","url":"https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/46-Various-invalid-memory-reads-in-ImageMagick-WPG,-DDS,-DCM.html"},{"name":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html","refsource":"CONFIRM","url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html"},{"name":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/aecd0ada163a4d6c769cec178955d5f3e9316f2f","refsource":"CONFIRM","url":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/aecd0ada163a4d6c769cec178955d5f3e9316f2f"},{"name":"[oss-security] 20160617 Re: Various invalid memory reads in ImageMagick (WPG, DDS, DCM)","refsource":"MLIST","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/3"},{"name":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/fc43974d34318c834fbf78570ca1a3764ed8c7d7","refsource":"CONFIRM","url":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/fc43974d34318c834fbf78570ca1a3764ed8c7d7"},{"name":"[oss-security] 20160614 Various invalid memory reads in ImageMagick (WPG, DDS, DCM)","refsource":"MLIST","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/5"}]}}}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca","assignerShortName":"mitre","cveId":"CVE-2016-5688","datePublished":"2016-12-13T15:00:00.000Z","dateReserved":"2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z","dateUpdated":"2024-08-06T01:07:59.968Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2016-12-13 15:59:01","lastModifiedDate":"2026-05-06 22:30:45","problem_types":["CWE-119","n/a"],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV30":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"3.0","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":8.1,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"},"exploitabilityScore":2.2,"impactScore":5.9}],"cvssMetricV2":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","baseScore":6.8,"accessVector":"NETWORK","accessComplexity":"MEDIUM","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"PARTIAL","integrityImpact":"PARTIAL","availabilityImpact":"PARTIAL"},"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","exploitabilityScore":8.6,"impactScore":6.4,"acInsufInfo":false,"obtainAllPrivilege":false,"obtainUserPrivilege":false,"obtainOtherPrivilege":false,"userInteractionRequired":false}]},"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"79A602C5-61FE-47BA-9786-F045B6C6DBA8"}]}]},{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionEndIncluding":"6.9.4-3","matchCriteriaId":"F6DB4059-C842-4A82-8B13-195082EB457E"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"693C9F8F-A8C1-4D06-8F31-E085E16E701C"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"6D3D3DFC-8459-41BA-BF3E-AE84E48FCEE7"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"A3E12EB4-B8F6-43A3-847D-DBC96AE10905"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"30539421-5872-4C2E-94AE-8A2B05C952C0"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"1A5B7537-8563-409D-82DE-EB07107D3C04"}]}]}]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"5688","Ordinal":"1","Title":"CVE-2016-5688","CVE":"CVE-2016-5688","Year":"2016"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"5688","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"The WPG parser in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-4 and 7.x before 7.0.1-5, when a memory limit is set, allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to the SetImageExtent return-value check, which trigger (1) a heap-based buffer overflow in the SetPixelIndex function or an invalid write operation in the (2) ScaleCharToQuantum or (3) SetPixelIndex functions.","Type":"Description","Title":"CVE-2016-5688"},{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"5688","Ordinal":"2","NoteData":"2016-12-13","Type":"Other","Title":"Published"},{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"5688","Ordinal":"3","NoteData":"2016-12-13","Type":"Other","Title":"Modified"}]}}}