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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-5842 · published 13 December 2016

CVE-2016-5842: Imagemagick out-of-bounds read vulnerability

Imagemagick · Imagemagick

MagickCore/property.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.2-1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory information via vectors involving the q variable, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 6.5% · top 6.5% CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds read
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
6.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

MagickCore/property.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.2-1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory information via vectors involving the q variable, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/23/1 Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/3 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91394 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/d8ab7f046587f2e9f734b687ba7e6e10147c294b PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/7.0.2-1 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/23/1 Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/3 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91394 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/d8ab7f046587f2e9f734b687ba7e6e10147c294b PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commits/7.0.2-1 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-5842), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.