MEDIUM
ImageMagick: Crash due to out of bounds error in SpliceImage
Published Mar 15, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.11%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 6.9.2-3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick-0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1237
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ImageMagick-0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1237
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
ImageMagick
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick-0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1237 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ImageMagick-0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1237 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | ImageMagick | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.11% 0.02112
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02112
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.11% (0.02112) | 81.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2.11% (0.02112) | 81.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.62% (0.03625) | 89.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2.11% (0.02112) | 80.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.62% (0.03625) | 88.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.11% (0.02112) | 80.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.62% (0.03625) | 88.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 2.11% (0.02112) | 80.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.62% (0.03625) | 88.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.12% (0.02120) | 79.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00135) | 30.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.87% (0.00868) | 83.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 0.87% (0.00868) | 82.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.86% (0.00859) | 80.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00606) | 75.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/459
- http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=28466 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/13 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91030 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1237 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8897 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1344271 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/7b1cf5784b5bcd85aa9293ecf56769f68c037231 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8897
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8897
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/459 | ||
| http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=28466 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/13 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91030 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1237 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8897 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1344271 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/7b1cf5784b5bcd85aa9293ecf56769f68c037231 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8897 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8897 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 15, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 2, 2016
Link CVE-2015-8897
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a