CVE-2016-4563
ImageMagick: Mishandled relationship between the BezierQuantum value and certain strokes data in TraceStrokePolygon() function
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · June 4, 2016
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
The TraceStrokePolygon function in MagickCore/draw.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and 7.x before 7.0.1-2 mishandles the relationship between the BezierQuantum value and certain strokes 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.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow