# CVE-2016-10070: Heap-based buffer overflow in the CalcMinMax function in coders/mat.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 allows remote attackers to cause a denia

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

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the CalcMinMax function in coders/mat.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted mat file.

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## References

- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1545366
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00028.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95221
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00031.html
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/b173a352397877775c51c9a0e9d59eb6ce24c455
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1410510
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/26/9
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/a6240a163cb787909703d9fc649cf861f60ddd7c

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