CVE-2016-10068 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the MSL interpreter of ImageMagick versions prior to 6.9.6-4, affecting various ImageMagick and openSUSE products. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into processing a specially crafted XML file, leading to a segmentation fault and application crash. While rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) due to its local attack vector and user interaction requirement, the impact is high availability loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.9.6-3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
42.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
42.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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