CVE-2016-10051 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted file due to a use-after-free vulnerability in ImageMagick.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-10051?
CVE-2016-10051 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 23 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the ReadPWPImage function in coders/pwp.c in ImageMagick 6.9.5-5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or have other unspecified impact via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10051?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick, Opensuse Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10051?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2016-10051 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10051 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10051, GHSA-7jp3-x6j5-68rr, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10051.