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Case File

CVE-2016-5842

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 6.46% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-12-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗ github.com ↗

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2016-5842
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
6.46%

Original Filing — NVD Description

MagickCore/property.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.2-1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory information via vectors involving the q variable, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.