UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8903

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8903
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8903.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8903
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Published
2015-12-31T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:32Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / imagemagick

Package

Name
imagemagick
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/imagemagick@8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2

Affected versions

8:6.*

8:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu3
8:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu4
8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu1
8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu2
8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3
8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2",
            "binary_name": "imagemagick"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2",
            "binary_name": "imagemagick-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2",
            "binary_name": "libmagick++-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2",
            "binary_name": "libmagick++5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2",
            "binary_name": "libmagickcore-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2",
            "binary_name": "libmagickcore5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2",
            "binary_name": "libmagickcore5-extra"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2",
            "binary_name": "libmagickwand-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2",
            "binary_name": "libmagickwand5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2",
            "binary_name": "perlmagick"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}