CVE-2016-5241
Status: ModifiedMedium (5.5)—
magick/render.c in GraphicsMagick before 1.3.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (arithmetic exception and application crash) via a crafted svg file.
CVSS
- Version: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Base score: 5.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.55%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 74
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (4)
CWEs
- CWE-189
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00037.html
- http://www.graphicsmagick.org/NEWS.html#may-30-2016
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/01/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/14
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89348
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1333410
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00037.html
- http://www.graphicsmagick.org/NEWS.html#may-30-2016
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/01/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/14
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89348
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1333410
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.html
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