# CVE-2016-10049: Buffer overflow in the ReadRLEImage function in coders/rle.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of serv

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in the ReadRLEImage function in coders/rle.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or have other unspecified impact via a crafted RLE file.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95180
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/3e9165285eda6e1bb71172031d3048b51bb443a4
- https://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=29710
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1410452
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/26/9
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/13db820f5e24cd993ee554e99377fea02a904e18

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