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Case File

CVE-2016-8862

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 4.04% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-02-15 · 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
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CVE
CVE-2016-8862
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
4.04%

Original Filing — NVD Description

The AcquireMagickMemory function in MagickCore/memory.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.3.3 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure.