CVE-2016-5689

CRITICAL

The DCM reader in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 and 7.x before 7.0.1-7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging lack of NULL pointer checks.

Affects 2 products across 2 vendors.

CVSS 3.09.8
EPSS5.4%
Percentile93th
PatchUnknown
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity, no authentication required, no user interaction needed, impact contained to the vulnerable component, full confidentiality impact, full integrity impact, full availability impact.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Software attempts to use a NULL pointer, causing a crash and denial of service.

◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

This vulnerability was disclosed in 2016. A critical vulnerability affects Imagemagick systems (CVE-2016-5689). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.

BSID: BS-2016-GLOBAL-335983-C • Model: rule-based-v1 • Confidence: MEDIUM

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2016-5689?
This vulnerability was disclosed in 2016. A critical vulnerability affects Imagemagick systems (CVE-2016-5689). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-5689?
CVE-2016-5689 has CVSS 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS: 5.4%.
Is CVE-2016-5689 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2016-5689 as of 2026-09-25.
How do I remediate CVE-2016-5689?
Priority: MEDIUM. PSIRT: [email protected]
What systems are affected by CVE-2016-5689?
CVE-2016-5689 affects Imagemagick Imagemagick; Oracle Solaris.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2016-5689
BSIDBS-2016-GLOBAL-335983-C BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published2016-12-13
Last Modified2026-06-17
ICS Relevance0%
Weakness (CWE)
NULL Pointer Dereference
SourceNVD
Official Description

The DCM reader in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 and 7.x before 7.0.1-7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging lack of NULL pointer checks.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

Vulnerability details: The DCM reader in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 and 7.x before 7.0.1-7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging lack of NULL pointer checks. CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Exploitation Likelihood: LOW

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Imagemagick Imagemagick 7.0.1-0 7.0.1-1 7.0.1-2 7.0.1-3 7.0.1-4 7.0.1-5
+2 more7.0.1-6 ≤ 6.9.4-4
Oracle Solaris 11.3
Remediation

No official vendor advisory link on record. See the CVE record →

Vendor PSIRT: [email protected]
Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 3593 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Modelrule-based-v1
ConfidenceMEDIUM
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hashff53bfe99a0da585439f09f9f9cc66d343d462ba110d8e0b2b2fda87f3871952757960daab521a83cd3a4c311d4926d32cfa7a173373f78ab429e6d40655d299
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