CVE-2016-10061

Name: CVE-2016-10061
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-03-03T17:59:00.19+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 2.86%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-10061 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. The ReadGROUP4Image function in coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.1-10 does not check the return value of the fputc function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted image file.. EPSS estimates a 2.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The ReadGROUP4Image function in coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.1-10 does not check the return value of the fputc function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted image file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

2.86%

84.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-252

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Imagemagick	Imagemagick	< 6.9.4-8
Imagemagick	Imagemagick	>= 7.0.0-0, < 7.0.1-10

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/26/9Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95207Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1410471Issue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/4e914bbe371433f0590cefdf3bd5f3a5710069f9Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/196Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/26/9Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95207Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1410471Issue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/4e914bbe371433f0590cefdf3bd5f3a5710069f9Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/196Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 3, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-10061?

How severe is CVE-2016-10061?

CVE-2016-10061 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.86% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10061?

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Source: NVD / NIST