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ALPINE-CVE-2016-5688

ALPINE-CVE-2016-5688 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.100000381469727 HIGH

The WPG parser in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-4 and 7.x before 7.0.1-5, when a memory limit is set, allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to the SetImageExtent return-value check, which trigger (1) a heap-based buffer overflow in the SetPixelIndex function or an invalid write operation in the (2) ScaleCharToQuantum or (3) SetPixelIndex functions.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
8.100000381469727
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.4imagemagick0, 6.4.9.10-r0, 6.5.0.10-r0
Alpine:v3.3imagemagick6.9.3.4-r0, 6.6.5.5-r0, 6.6.6.7-r0
Alpine:v3.2imagemagick6.4.9.10-r0, 6.5.0.10-r0, 6.5.3.10-r0

Timeline

  • Dec 13, 2016 CVE Published
  • Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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