CVE-2016-9556
Moderate
CVE-2016-9556
The IsPixelGray function in MagickCore/pixel-accessor.h in ImageMagick 7.0.3-8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a crafted image file.
Exploit probability
2.3%
Published
March 23, 2017
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 7, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
1 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2016-9556
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The IsPixelGray function in MagickCore/pixel-accessor.h in ImageMagick 7.0.3-8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a crafted image file.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00040.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3726
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/23/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/12
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94492
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/19/imagemagick-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ispixelgray-pixel-accessor-h
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1398198
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/ce98a7acbcfca7f0a178f4b1e7b957e419e0cc99