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CVE-2015-8896

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-03-15 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Integer truncation issue in coders/pict.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.5-0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .pict file.

Affected products

• ImageMagick: before 6.9.4-0; from 7.0.0-0 before 7.0.5-0 — fixed in 6.9.4-0, 7.0.5-0
• Oracle Corporation Oracle Linux: 6, 7
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 6.0, 7.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Eus: 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 6.0, 7.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Aus: 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.6, 7.7
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Tus: 7.2, 7.3, 7.6, 7.7
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 6.0, 7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ImageMagick 6.9.4-0, 7.0.5-0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/07/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/08/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/13
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91027
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1237
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1448803
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/0f6fc2d5bf8f500820c3dbcf0d23ee14f2d9f734
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/07/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/08/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/13
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html

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