CVE-2016-5241

MEDIUM 5.5CVE-2016-5241 · Published 03/02/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-5241 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability affecting graphicsmagick (graphicsmagick).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.6%, higher than 75.1% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
graphicsmagick graphicsmagick	`≤ 1.3.23`	No fix yet

Description

magick/render.c in GraphicsMagick before 1.3.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (arithmetic exception and application crash) via a crafted svg file.

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00000.html · Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00037.html · Third Party Advisory
graphicsmagick.org/NEWS.html · Release Notes
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/01/6 · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/14 · Mailing List
securityfocus.com/bid/89348 · Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi · Issue Tracking
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.html · Third Party Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

graphicsmagick

≤ 1.3.23

No fix yet

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