CVE-2015-8898
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
The WriteImages function in magick/constitute.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.2-4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted image file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 8:6.8.9.9-7 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 8:6.8.9.9-7 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 8:6.8.9.9-7 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 8:6.8.9.9-7 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 8:6.8.9.9-7 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | imagemagick | {"endIncluding":"6.9.2-3"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8898.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/13
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91039
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1237
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/5b4bebaa91849c592a8448bc353ab25a54ff8c44
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/pull/34
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8898
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.