CVE-2015-8903

Published: Feb 27, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Imagemagick: Imagemagick

Imagemagick

1 product

Imagemagick

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Imagemagick Imagemagick	From 6.0 to 6.9.0-5

Related CWEs

CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

References (10)

http://trac.imagemagick.org/changeset/17856

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=26933

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitVendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/26/13

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/06/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195271

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

http://trac.imagemagick.org/changeset/17856