High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 15, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-8866
CVE-2016-8866
Description
The AcquireMagickMemory function in MagickCore/memory.c in ImageMagick 7.0.3.3 before 7.0.3.8 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8862.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
8- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/20/imagemagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-acquiremagickmemory-memory-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8862/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/271nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00085.htmlnvdBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00006.htmlnvdBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00141.htmlnvdBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/20/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/21/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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