CVE-2016-5689
Critical
CVE-2016-5689
The DCM reader in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 and 7.x before 7.0.1-7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging lack of NULL pointer checks.
Exploit probability
5.4%
Published
December 13, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 7, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
12 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2016-5689
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The DCM reader in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 and 7.x before 7.0.1-7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging lack of NULL pointer checks.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/3
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91283
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/46-Various-invalid-memory-reads-in-ImageMagick-WPG%2C-DDS%2C-DCM.html
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/6.9.4-5/ChangeLog
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/7.0.1-7/ChangeLog
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/5511ef530576ed18fd636baa3bb4eda3d667665d