CVE-2016-10146

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-03-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-399

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.

Affected products

ImageMagick: before 6.9.6-8 — fixed in 6.9.6-8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ImageMagick 6.9.6-8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3799
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/16/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95744
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=851380
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/aeff00de228bc5a158c2a975ab47845d8a1db456
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-09
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3799
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/16/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95744
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=851380

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