Resource exhaustion in Imagemagick

CVE-2016-10047

Memory leak in the NewXMLTree function in magick/xml-tree.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted XML file.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.017 (75.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10047?
CVE-2016-10047 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-10047?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.