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CVE-2016-4564

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 3.5% (pctl 89)

In your normal cycle

Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.

Description

The DrawImage function in MagickCore/draw.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and 7.x before 7.0.1-2 makes an incorrect function call in attempting to locate the next token, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

Scoring

CVSS9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0)
VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS3.49% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-119
On CISA KEVno
Public exploitnone known
Published2016-06-04
Last modified2026-06-17

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
imagemagickimagemagick

References

→ the Explorer  ·  watch your stack  ·  NVD