CVE-2015-8900 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in ImageMagick by submitting crafted HDR files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8900?
CVE-2015-8900 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 27 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8900?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8900?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-8900 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8900 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8900, GHSA-xjpw-mc8f-p786, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8900.