CVE-2016-10252 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can trigger memory consumption in ImageMagick via the IsOptionMember function, leading to denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-10252?
CVE-2016-10252 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 14 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory leak in the IsOptionMember function in MagickCore/option.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.2-2, as used in ODR-PadEnc and other products, allows attackers to trigger memory consumption.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10252?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10252?
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-2016-10252 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10252 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10252, GHSA-635h-3p52-j39g, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10252.