CVE-2016-10063

Name: CVE-2016-10063
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-03-02T21:59:00.333+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 2.28%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-10063 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Buffer overflow in coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.5-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or have other unspecified impact via a crafted file, related to extend validity.. EPSS estimates a 2.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Buffer overflow in coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.5-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or have other unspecified impact via a crafted file, related to extend validity.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.8/10

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

EPSS Probability

2.28%

80.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Imagemagick	Imagemagick	<= 6.9.5-0

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/26/9Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95210Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1410476Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/2bb6941a2d557f26a2f2049ade466e118eeaab91Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/94936efda8aa63563211eda07a5ade92abb32f7aPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/26/9Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95210Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1410476Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/2bb6941a2d557f26a2f2049ade466e118eeaab91Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/94936efda8aa63563211eda07a5ade92abb32f7aPatch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 2, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-10063?

How severe is CVE-2016-10063?

CVE-2016-10063 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10063?

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Source: NVD / NIST