CVE-2016-10252
Memory leak in the IsOptionMember function in MagickCore/option.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.2-2,...
Memory leak in the IsOptionMember function in MagickCore/option.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.2-2, as used in ODR-PadEnc and other products, allows attackers to trigger memory consumption.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Memory leak in the IsOptionMember function in MagickCore/option.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.2-2, as used in ODR-PadEnc and other products, allows attackers to trigger memory consumption.
- Record
CVE-2016-10252- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Memory leak in the IsOptionMember function in MagickCore/option.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.2-2, as used in ODR-PadEnc and other products, allows attackers to trigger memory consumption.
- Record
CVE-2016-10252- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1437 No score
Memory leak in the IsOptionMember function in MagickCore/option.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.2-2, as used in ODR-PadEnc and other products, allows attackers to trigger memory consumption.
- Record
EUVD-2016-1437- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-635h-3p52-j39g
Memory leak in the IsOptionMember function in MagickCore/option.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.2-2,...
Memory leak in the IsOptionMember function in MagickCore/option.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.2-2, as used in ODR-PadEnc and other products, allows attackers to trigger memory consumption.
- Record
GHSA-635h-3p52-j39g- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Memory leak in the IsOptionMember function in MagickCore/option.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.2-2, as used in ODR-PadEnc and other products, allows attackers to trigger memory consumption.
- Record
CVE-2016-10252- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-10252
Memory leak in the IsOptionMember function in MagickCore/option.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.2-2, as used in ODR-PadEnc and other products, allows attackers to trigger memory consumption.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10252- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-10252
Memory leak in the IsOptionMember function in MagickCore/option.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.2-2, as used in ODR-PadEnc and other products, allows attackers to trigger memory consumption.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10252- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
imagemagickDebian:12 |
before 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 | 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 |
imagemagickDebian:13 |
before 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 | 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 |
imagemagickDebian:14 |
before 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 | 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 |
imagemagickDebian:8 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u8, plus listed versions 8:6.8.9.9-58:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u18:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u28:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u38:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u48:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u58:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u68:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u7 |
8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u8 |
imagemagickUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.6, plus listed versions 8:6.8.9.9-5ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-68:6.8.9.9-6build18:6.8.9.9-78:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu1 Show 9 moreShow less8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu58:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.18:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.5 |
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-10252 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Imagemagick, published March 13, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.10%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in imagemagick 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2.
References
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=857426
github.com/Opendigitalradio/ODR-PadEnc/issues/2
git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/commit/6790815c75bdea0357df5564345847856e995d6b
debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3808
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10252
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10252
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10252
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10252