CVE-2015-8959
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.7%
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.
How to fix CVE-2015-8959
To remediate CVE-2015-8959, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/imagemagick—upgrade to 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 or later
Is CVE-2015-8959 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |