Out-of-bounds Read Affecting ImageMagick/ImageMagick package, versions [,6.9.2.post10)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team. Learn more

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
1.43% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-IMAGEMAGICKIMAGEMAGICK-3007693
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed15 Mar 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Mar 2017

CVE-2015-8897  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade ImageMagick/ImageMagick to version 6.9.2.post10 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. The SpliceImage function in MagickCore/transform.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.2-4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted png file.

CVSS Scores

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