UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7540

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7540

    Published: 25 Aug 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-7540
    Aliases:
    USN-3131-1

    Summary:

    Details: coders/rgf.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) by converting an image to rgf format.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7540, https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/pull/223, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/07/1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3131-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7540

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: imagemagick

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/imagemagick@8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.2

    Affected versions

    8:6.8.9.9-5ubuntu2
    8:6.8.9.9-6
    8:6.8.9.9-6build1
    8:6.8.9.9-7
    8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu1
    8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu2
    8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu3
    8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu4
    8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5
    8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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