ImageMagick: CPU usage DOS due to corrupted DDS files
Published Apr 20, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.41%
Description
coders/dds.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.0-4 Beta allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted DDS file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 6.9.0-3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Not affected
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 | Not affected | 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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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:C
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.41% (0.03412) | 88.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.44% (0.03441) | 87.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.60% (0.01600) | 80.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.91% (0.02909) | 77.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.60% (0.01600) | 80.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.70% (0.00703) | 80.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00573) | 77.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00487) | 75.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.49% (0.00487) | 72.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00481) | 72.11th | 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) |
References (10)
- http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=26861 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/93230 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8959 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378738 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/3ab016764c7f787829d9065440d86f5609765110 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/9b428b7af688fe319320aed15f2b94281d1e37b4 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/cc2a4d2ba5371d25c58763e4db2dbc1f4691c0f7 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8959
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8959
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