CVE-2015-8959 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause CPU exhaustion and denial of service by submitting a crafted DDS file to applications using the ImageMagick library.
- 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-2015-8959?
CVE-2015-8959 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 20 Apr 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
coders/dds.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.0-4 Beta allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted DDS file.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8959?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8959?
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-2015-8959 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8959 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8959, GHSA-h7wq-45mm-54r7, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8959.