CVE-2016-10068 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the application via a crafted XML file processed by the MSL interpreter 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-2016-10068?
CVE-2016-10068 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 2 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
The MSL interpreter in ImageMagick before 6.9.6-4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and application crash) via a crafted XML file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10068?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse Project Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10068?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-10068 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10068 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10068, GHSA-mj7w-q453-45j9, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10068.