CVE-2015-8900
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 27, 2017 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:35 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorImageMagick
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
The ReadHDRImage function in coders/hdr.c in ImageMagick 6.x and 7.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted HDR file.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
6.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.9.3-107.0.1-0 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.5-0
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=26929
- 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=1195260
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/97aa7d7cfd2027f6ba7ce42caf8b798541b9cdc6
References (7)
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=26929Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/26/13Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/06/2x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195260x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/97aa7d7cfd2027f6ba7ce42caf8b798541b9cdc6CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-835
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