CVE-2016-9559 json
coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a…
published 2017-03-01 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-10365
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.7%
- EPSS 3.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted image.
Patch / fix
- imagemagick imagemagick 6.9.6-5, 7.0.3-7
- imagemagick Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 8:6.9.6.5+dfsg-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9559
- imagemagick Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.3
- imagemagick Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.3
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9559
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- GraphicsMagick Studio Onsite 1.3, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 1.2.5-4.59.1
- ImageMagick SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 +8 more 6.8.8.1-54.1
- ImageMagick SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 6.4.3.6-7.60.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:0305-1SUSE-SU-2016:3258-1SUSE-SU-2016:3256-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2016-9559 updated cvss 3.3
ImageMagick: Null pointer dereference in tiff.c
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 ImageMagickaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ImageMagick, ImageMagick-c++, ImageMagick-perlaffected: no fix available
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ImageMagick, ImageMagick-c++, ImageMagick-perl Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 ImageMagickaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
3.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References
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github.com
/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/b61d35eaccc0a7ddeff8a1c3abfcd0a43ccf210b
issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2016/11/19/7
mailing-list, patch, third-party-advisory
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github.com
/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/298
issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
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blogs.gentoo.org
/ago/2016/11/19/imagemagick-null-pointer-must-never-be-null-tiff-c/
patch, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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debian.org
/security/2016/dsa-3726
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/94489
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2016/11/23/4
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-9559
- NVD CVE-2016-9559
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