ubuntu-cve-2016-7523
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2016-08-25 00:00
Modified
2026-04-22 07:38
Summary
Details

coders/meta.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "coders/meta.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7523",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:02Z",
  "published": "2016-08-25T00:00:00Z",
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2016-7523"
  ]
}



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