CVE-2015-8898 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Imagemagick

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference10 documents7 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 62.91%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
ImagemagickDebian Imagemagick
Timeline
PublishedMar 15
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The WriteImages function in magick/constitute.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.2-4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted image file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/imagemagick< imagemagick 8:6.8.9.9-7 (bookworm)
▶Debianimagemagick/imagemagick< 8:6.8.9.9-7+3

Patches

Patch: www.openwall.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-93mx-5v3m-4hcc: The WriteImages function in magick/constitute↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2015-8898: The WriteImages function in magick/constitute↗2017-03-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
ImageMagick vulnerabilities↗2016-11-21
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Red Hat
ImageMagick: Prevent NULL pointer access in magick/constitute.c↗2016-01-17
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Debian
CVE-2015-8898: imagemagick - The WriteImages function in magick/constitute.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.2-4 al...↗2015
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💬Community

4
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-8898 ImageMagick: Prevent NULL pointer access in magick/constitute.c↗2016-06-09
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Bugzilla
CVE-2015-8898 ImageMagick: Prevent NULL pointer access in magick/constitute.c [fedora-all]↗2016-06-09
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Bugzilla
CVE-2015-8897 CVE-2015-8898 ImageMagick: Multiple minor security issues in 6.9.2 [fedora-all]↗2016-04-13
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Bugzilla
ImageMagick: Multiple minor security issues in 6.9.2↗2016-04-13
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