CVE-2015-8898

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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/13	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91039	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1237
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/5b4bebaa91849c592a8448bc353ab25a54ff8c44	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/pull/34	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/13	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91039	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1237
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/5b4bebaa91849c592a8448bc353ab25a54ff8c44	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/pull/34	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-03-15 19:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2015-8898

Mitre link : CVE-2015-8898

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-8898

JSON object : View

Products Affected

imagemagick

imagemagick

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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