CVE-2015-8898

low-risk
Published 2017-03-15

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.16% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Imagemagick

References (12)

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/13
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.h...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91039
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1237
Issue Tracking https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/5b4bebaa91849c592a8448bc353ab2...
Issue Tracking https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/pull/34
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/13
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.h...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91039
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1237
Issue Tracking https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/5b4bebaa91849c592a8448bc353ab2...
Issue Tracking https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/pull/34
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal