CVE-2016-7539 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via memory consumption in ImageMagick due to a memory leak in AcquireVirtualMemory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-7539?
CVE-2016-7539 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 25 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory leak in AcquireVirtualMemory in ImageMagick before 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7539?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7539?
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-2016-7539 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7539 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7539, GHSA-f46j-2g68-jrmx, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7539.