CVE-2016-8862
High
CVE-2016-8862
The AcquireMagickMemory function in MagickCore/memory.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3.3 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure.
Exploit probability
4.0%
Published
February 15, 2017
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 7, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
25 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2016-8862
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The AcquireMagickMemory function in MagickCore/memory.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3.3 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3726
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/20/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/20/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93794
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/17/imagemagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-acquiremagickmemory-memory-c/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387135
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/271