CVE-2015-8903
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v2
4.3
VIR risk
6.5
Description
The ReadVICARImage function in coders/vicar.c in ImageMagick 6.x before 6.9.0-5 Beta allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted VICAR file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8903
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195271
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/06/2
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=26933
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8903.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 8:6.8.9.9-6 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 8:6.8.9.9-6 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 8:6.8.9.9-6 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 8:6.8.9.9-6 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 8:6.8.9.9-6 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | imagemagick | {"startIncluding":"6.0","endExcluding":"6.9.0-5"} | 6.9.0-5 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8903.html
- http://trac.imagemagick.org/changeset/17856
- http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=26933
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/26/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/06/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195271
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8903
CWEs
CWE-835
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.