First published: Mon Oct 17 2016(Updated: )
A memory allocation failure was found in ImageMagick in quantum.c. Upstream patch: <a href="https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/6e48aa92ff4e6e95424300ecd52a9ea453c19c60">https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/6e48aa92ff4e6e95424300ecd52a9ea453c19c60</a> References: <a href="http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/66">http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/66</a> <a href="https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/07/imagemagick-memory-allocate-failure-in-acquirequantumpixels-quantum-c/">https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/07/imagemagick-memory-allocate-failure-in-acquirequantumpixels-quantum-c/</a>
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
redhat/ImageMagick | <7.0.3.1 | 7.0.3.1 |
ImageMagick ImageMagick | <6.9.5-10 | |
ImageMagick ImageMagick | >=7.0.0-0<7.0.3-1 | |
openSUSE | =13.2 | |
Debian GNU/Linux | =8.0 |
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CVE-2016-8677 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service through memory allocation failure.
To fix CVE-2016-8677, you should upgrade to ImageMagick version 7.0.3.1 or later.
CVE-2016-8677 affects various systems that use ImageMagick versions prior to 7.0.3.1 and specific Debian and openSUSE releases.
CVE-2016-8677 is a memory allocation vulnerability found in the ImageMagick library.
Yes, there is an upstream patch available for CVE-2016-8677 that addresses the memory allocation failure.