CVE-2016-10056 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service or unspecified impact via a crafted file due to a buffer overflow 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-2016-10056?
CVE-2016-10056 is a high-severity memory corruption 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
Buffer overflow in the sixel_decode function in coders/sixel.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.5-8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or have other unspecified impact via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10056?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10056?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-10056 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10056 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10056, GHSA-438h-3pc3-hx6p, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10056.