Improper Input Validation Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.39% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-IMAGEMAGICK-401244
  • published2 Mar 2017
  • disclosed2 Mar 2017

Introduced: 2 Mar 2017

CVE-2016-10068  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 imagemagick to version 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream imagemagick package and not the imagemagick package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The MSL interpreter in ImageMagick before 6.9.6-4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and application crash) via a crafted XML file.