ImageMagick: denial of service flaw in VICAR file processing
Published Feb 27, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.98%
Description
The ReadVICARImage function in coders/vicar.c in ImageMagick 6.x before 6.9.0-5 Beta allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted VICAR file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 6.0 · < 6.9.0-5
No data.
OpenShift Enterprise 1
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
ImageMagick
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Enterprise 1 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01976) | 79.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01984) | 77.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00637) | 68.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.92% (0.01918) | 72.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00637) | 68.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00350) | 72.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00350) | 71.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00350) | 67.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://trac.imagemagick.org/changeset/17856 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=26933 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/26/13 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/06/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8903 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195271 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8903
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8903
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://trac.imagemagick.org/changeset/17856 | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link | |
| http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=26933 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/26/13 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/06/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8903 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195271 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8903 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8903 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.