Buffer overflow in Imagemagick
CVE-2015-8957
Buffer overflow in ImageMagick before 6.9.0-4 Beta allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted SUN file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.030 (86.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/78f82d9d1c2944725a279acd573a22168dc6e… (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/bd96074b254c6607a0f7731e59f923ad19d5a… (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/450bd716ed3b9186dd10f9e60f630a3d9eeea… (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93125 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8957?
- CVE-2015-8957 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-04-20.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8957?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.