High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 15, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-8677
CVE-2016-8677
Description
The AcquireQuantumPixels function in MagickCore/quantum.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3-1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image file, which triggers a memory allocation failure.
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <6.9.5-10
- (no CPE)range: <7.0.3-1
- osv-coords5 versionspkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP1
< 6.8.8.1-40.1+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-40.1
Patches
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References
8- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/1nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/07/imagemagick-memory-allocate-failure-in-acquirequantumpixels-quantum-c/nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/6e48aa92ff4e6e95424300ecd52a9ea453c19c60nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/268nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00107.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3726nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93598nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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