Infinite loop in ImageMagick - CVE-2015-8901
Published: February 28, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39618
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8901
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
ImageMagick 6.x before 6.9.0-5 Beta allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted MIFF file.
Affected software
ImageMagick
How to mitigate CVE-2015-8901
Install update from vendor's website.
ImageMagick - update to 6.9.0-5