VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-8898
The WriteImages function in magick/constitute.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.2-4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted image file.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.99%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.99%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The WriteImages function in magick/constitute.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.2-4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted image file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.99% probability · 81th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- imagemagick/imagemagick
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 3.3% on 21 September 2026 to 2.0% on 26 October 2026.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/13Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91039Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1237
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/5b4bebaa91849c592a8448bc353ab25a54ff8c44Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/pull/34Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/13Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91039Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1237
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/5b4bebaa91849c592a8448bc353ab25a54ff8c44Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/pull/34Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.