Servers and applications

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.

Severity: Medium 5.5
Published: 23 Mar 2017
Last changed: 17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron: 1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance: 1.8% in the next 30 daysHigher than 78% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness: Uncontrolled resource consumption (CWE-400)
Attack: Needs local access · No login needed · Needs someone to click or open something
Attacker can: Take it down
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Sources: NVD

Affected software

Software	Affected versions
ImageMagickServers and applications · `cpe:a:imagemagick:imagemagick`	Every version up to 6.9.4-6

References

NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10047
CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10047