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CVE-2016-4562

The DrawDashPolygon function in MagickCore/draw.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and 7.x before 7.0.1-2 mishandles calculations of certain vertices integer data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

Severity
High 8.8
Published
4 Jun 2016
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
2.6% in the next 30 daysHigher than 85% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
Memory buffer errors (CWE-119)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed · Needs someone to click or open something
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
ImageMagickServers and applications · cpe:a:imagemagick:imagemagick
  • Every version up to 6.9.3-0
  • Version 7.0.0-0
  • Version 7.0.1-0
  • Version 7.0.1-1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4562
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4562