ImageMagick: OOB read and possible crash when processing malformed SUN files
Published Apr 20, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.90%
Description
coders/sun.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.0-4 Beta allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted SUN file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 6.9.0-3
No data.
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
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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 2, 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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.90% (0.02900) | 86.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.91% (0.02911) | 85.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.00% (0.00998) | 74.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.47% (0.02472) | 75.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.00% (0.00998) | 75.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00563) | 78.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00498) | 76.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 23, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00423) | 73.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 9, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00397) | 72.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00354) | 71.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00350) | 67.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=26857 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93124 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8958 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378736 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/1aa0c6dab6dcef4d9bc3571866ae1c1ddbec7d8f x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/6b4aff0f117b978502ee5bcd6e753c17aec5a961 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/8ea44b48a182dd46d018f4b4f09a5e2ee9638105 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/b8f17d08b7418204bf8a05a5c24e87b2fc395b75 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8958
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8958
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