CVE-2016-5240 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop when processing malicious SVG files in GraphicsMagick or 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-2016-5240?
CVE-2016-5240 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick, published on 27 Feb 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 DrawDashPolygon function in magick/render.c in GraphicsMagick before 1.3.24 and the SVG renderer in ImageMagick allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by converting a circularly defined SVG file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5240?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5240?
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-2016-5240 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5240 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5240, GHSA-96q6-wwhr-92h9, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5240.