CVE-2016-10146 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption in ImageMagick's caption and label handling code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-10146?
CVE-2016-10146 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 24 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple memory leaks in the caption and label handling code in ImageMagick allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10146?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10146?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2016-10146 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10146 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10146, GHSA-jgvh-5gxq-hwh4, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10146.