CVE-2016-2318

GraphicsMagick 1.3.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted SVG file, related to the (1) DrawImage function in magick/render.c, (2) SVGStartElement function in coders/svg.c, and (3) TraceArcPath function in magick/render.c.

Published: 2017-02-03 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-2318 is rated Low Risk (35.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.21%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-2318

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.87% 0.21% -0.66%
2 2024-12-17 1.10% 0.87% -0.23%
3 2024-09-21 — 1.10% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-2318

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-2318

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-2318

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2016-2318 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (graphicsmagick), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2318
ubuntu low CVE-2016-2318 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (graphicsmagick), 10 status rows across 10 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, precise, trusty, upstream, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 5, released 3, not-affected 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2318

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-2318

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
graphicsmagick graphicsmagick 1.3.23 cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.3.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_debuginfo 11 cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse studio_onsite 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:suse:studio_onsite:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 42.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 13.2 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-2318

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00000.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00010.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00037.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/11/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/27/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/31/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/07/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/18/8 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83241 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1306148 Issue Tracking
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