CVE-2015-8958

Public Exploit

Description

coders/sun.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.0-4 Beta allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted SUN file.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.00% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory imagemagick.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/1aa0c6dab6dcef4d9bc3571866ae1c1ddbec7d8f issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=26857 exploit vendor advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/6b4aff0f117b978502ee5bcd6e753c17aec5a961 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/b8f17d08b7418204bf8a05a5c24e87b2fc395b75 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/8ea44b48a182dd46d018f4b4f09a5e2ee9638105 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93124 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378736 issue tracking patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8958?
CVE-2015-8958 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8958?
To fix CVE-2015-8958, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-8958 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-8958 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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