First published: Mon Oct 17 2016(Updated: )
A heap-buffer overflow vulnerability was found in ImageMagick in pixel-accessor.h. References: <a href="http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/67">http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/67</a> <a href="https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/07/imagemagick-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ispixelmonochrome-pixel-accessor-h/">https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/07/imagemagick-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ispixelmonochrome-pixel-accessor-h/</a>
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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ImageMagick ImageMagick | =7.0.3-0 |
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CVE-2016-8678 has a high severity rating due to the potential for remote code execution through a heap-buffer overflow.
To fix CVE-2016-8678, upgrade ImageMagick to version 7.0.3-1 or later.
CVE-2016-8678 affects ImageMagick version 7.0.3-0.
Yes, CVE-2016-8678 can potentially lead to data corruption if exploited.
CVE-2016-8678 is classified as a heap-buffer overflow vulnerability.