CVE-2015-8903 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in ImageMagick by submitting a crafted VICAR file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8903?
CVE-2015-8903 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 27 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The ReadVICARImage function in coders/vicar.c in ImageMagick 6.x before 6.9.0-5 Beta allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted VICAR file.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8903?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8903?
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-2015-8903 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8903 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8903, GHSA-chrm-v6g8-h3f6, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8903.