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CVE-2015-8902

The ReadBlobByte function in coders/pdb.c in ImageMagick 6.x before 6.9.0-5 Beta allows remote...

6.5 MediumFix available

The ReadBlobByte function in coders/pdb.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 PDB file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.95%Up 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

The ReadBlobByte function in coders/pdb.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 PDB file.

Record
CVE-2015-8902
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-835
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The ReadBlobByte function in coders/pdb.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 PDB file.

Record
CVE-2015-8902
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8758 No score

The ReadBlobByte function in coders/pdb.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 PDB file.

Record
EUVD-2015-8758
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j67q-p2wh-cqgv 6.5

The ReadBlobByte function in coders/pdb.c in ImageMagick 6.x before 6.9.0-5 Beta allows remote...

The ReadBlobByte function in coders/pdb.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 PDB file.

Record
GHSA-j67q-p2wh-cqgv
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-835
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

The ReadBlobByte function in coders/pdb.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 PDB file.

Record
CVE-2015-8902
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-8902 6.5

The ReadBlobByte function in coders/pdb.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 PDB file.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8902
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8902 6.5

The ReadBlobByte function in coders/pdb.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 PDB file.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8902
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:1782-1 No score

Security update for ImageMagick

ImageMagick was updated to fix 55 security issues.

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2014-9810: SEGV in dpx file handler (bsc#983803).
  • CVE-2014-9811: Crash in xwd file handler (bsc#984032).
  • CVE-2014-9812: NULL pointer dereference in ps file handling (bsc#984137).
  • CVE-2014-9813: Crash on corrupted viff file (bsc#984035).
  • CVE-2014-9814: NULL pointer dereference in wpg file handling (bsc#984193).
  • CVE-2014-9815: Crash on corrupted wpg file (bsc#984372).
  • CVE-2014-9816: Out of bound access in viff image (bsc#984398).
  • CVE-2014-9817: Heap buffer overflow in pdb file handling (bsc#984400).
  • CVE-2014-9818: Out of bound access on malformed sun file (bsc#984181).
  • CVE-2014-9819: Heap overflow in palm files (bsc#984142).
  • CVE-2014-9830: Handling of corrupted sun file (bsc#984135).
  • CVE-2014-9831: Handling of corrupted wpg file (bsc#984375).
  • CVE-2014-9836: Crash in xpm file handling (bsc#984023).
  • CVE-2014-9851: Crash when parsing resource block (bsc#984160).
  • CVE-2016-5689: NULL ptr dereference in dcm coder (bsc#985460).
  • CVE-2014-9853: Memory leak in rle file handling (bsc#984408).
  • CVE-2015-8902: PDB file DoS (CPU consumption) (bsc#983253).
  • CVE-2015-8903: Denial of service (cpu) in vicar (bsc#983259).
  • CVE-2015-8901: MIFF file DoS (endless loop) (bsc#983234).
  • CVE-2014-9834: Heap overflow in pict file (bsc#984436).
  • CVE-2014-9806: Prevent file descriptr leak due to corrupted file (bsc#983774).
  • CVE-2014-9838: Out of memory crash in magick/cache.c (bsc#984370).
  • CVE-2014-9854: Filling memory during identification of TIFF image (bsc#984184).
  • CVE-2015-8898: Prevent null pointer access in magick/constitute.c (bsc#983746).
  • CVE-2015-8894: Double free in coders/tga.c:221 (bsc#983523).
  • CVE-2015-8896: Double free / integer truncation issue in coders/pict.c:2000 (bsc#983533).
  • CVE-2015-8897: Out of bounds error in SpliceImage (bsc#983739).
  • CVE-2016-5690: Bad foor loop in DCM coder (bsc#985451).
  • CVE-2016-5691: Checks for pixel.red/green/blue in dcm coder (bsc#985456).
  • CVE-2014-9805: SEGV due to a corrupted pnm file. (bsc#983752).
  • CVE-2014-9808: SEGV due to corrupted dpc images. (bsc#983796).
  • CVE-2014-9820: heap overflow in xpm files (bsc#984150).
  • CVE-2014-9823: heap overflow in palm file (bsc#984401).
  • CVE-2014-9822: heap overflow in quantum file (bsc#984187).
  • CVE-2014-9839: Theoretical out of bound access in magick/colormap-private.h (bsc#984379).
  • CVE-2014-9824: Heap overflow in psd file (bsc#984185).
  • CVE-2014-9809: Fix a SEGV due to corrupted xwd images. (bsc#983799).
  • CVE-2014-9826: Incorrect error handling in sun files (bsc#984186).
  • CVE-2014-9842: Memory leak in psd handling (bsc#984374).
  • CVE-2016-5687: Out of bounds read in DDS coder (bsc#985448).
  • CVE-2014-9840: Out of bound access in palm file (bsc#984433).
  • CVE-2014-9847: Incorrect handling of 'previous' image in the JNG decoder (bsc#984144).
  • CVE-2014-9846: Added checks to prevent overflow in rle file. (bsc#983521).
  • CVE-2014-9845: Crash due to corrupted dib file (bsc#984394).
  • CVE-2014-9844: Out of bound issue in rle file (bsc#984373).
  • CVE-2014-9849: Crash in png coder (bsc#984018).
  • CVE-2016-5688: Various invalid memory reads in ImageMagick WPG (bsc#985442).
  • CVE-2014-9807: Fix a double free in pdb coder. (bsc#983794).
  • CVE-2014-9829: Out of bound access in sun file (bsc#984409).
  • CVE-2016-4564: The DrawImage function in MagickCore/draw.c in ImageMagick made an incorrect function call in attempting to locate the next token, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file (bsc#983308).
  • CVE-2016-4563: The TraceStrokePolygon function in MagickCore/draw.c in ImageMagick mishandled the relationship between the BezierQuantum value and certain strokes data, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a…
Record
SUSE-SU-2016:1782-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:1784-1 No score

Security update for ImageMagick

ImageMagick was updated to fix 66 security issues.

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2014-9810: SEGV in dpx file handler. (bsc#983803).
  • CVE-2014-9811: Crash in xwd file handler (bsc#984032).
  • CVE-2014-9812: NULL pointer dereference in ps file handling (bsc#984137).
  • CVE-2014-9813: Crash on corrupted viff file (bsc#984035).
  • CVE-2014-9814: NULL pointer dereference in wpg file handling (bsc#984193).
  • CVE-2014-9815: Crash on corrupted wpg file (bsc#984372).
  • CVE-2014-9816: Out of bound access in viff image (bsc#984398).
  • CVE-2014-9817: Heap buffer overflow in pdb file handling (bsc#984400).
  • CVE-2014-9818: Out of bound access on malformed sun file (bsc#984181).
  • CVE-2014-9819: Heap overflow in palm files (bsc#984142).
  • CVE-2014-9830: Handling of corrupted sun file (bsc#984135).
  • CVE-2014-9831: Handling of corrupted wpg file (bsc#984375).
  • CVE-2014-9850: Incorrect thread limit logic (bsc#984149).
  • CVE-2014-9851: Crash when parsing resource block (bsc#984160).
  • CVE-2014-9852: Incorrect usage of object after it has been destroyed (bsc#984191).
  • CVE-2014-9853: Memory leak in rle file handling (bsc#984408).
  • CVE-2015-8902: PDB file DoS (CPU consumption) (bsc#983253).
  • CVE-2015-8903: Denial of service (cpu) in vicar (bsc#983259).
  • CVE-2015-8900: HDR file DoS (endless loop) (bsc#983232).
  • CVE-2015-8901: MIFF file DoS (endless loop) (bsc#983234).
  • CVE-2016-5688: Various invalid memory reads in ImageMagick WPG (bsc#985442).
  • CVE-2014-9834: Heap overflow in pict file (bsc#984436).
  • CVE-2014-9806: Prevent leak of file descriptor due to corrupted file. (bsc#983774).
  • CVE-2016-5687: Out of bounds read in DDS coder (bsc#985448).
  • CVE-2014-9838: Out of memory crash in magick/cache.c (bsc#984370).
  • CVE-2014-9854: Filling memory during identification of TIFF image (bsc#984184).
  • CVE-2015-8898: Prevent null pointer access in magick/constitute.c (bsc#983746).
  • CVE-2014-9833: Heap overflow in psd file (bsc#984406).
  • CVE-2015-8894: Double free in coders/tga.c:221 (bsc#983523).
  • CVE-2015-8895: Integer and Buffer overflow in coders/icon.c (bsc#983527).
  • CVE-2015-8896: Double free / integer truncation issue in coders/pict.c:2000 (bsc#983533).
  • CVE-2015-8897: Out of bounds error in SpliceImage (bsc#983739).
  • CVE-2016-5690: Bad foor loop in DCM coder (bsc#985451).
  • CVE-2016-5691: Checks for pixel.red/green/blue in dcm coder (bsc#985456).
  • CVE-2014-9836: Crash in xpm file handling (bsc#984023).
  • CVE-2014-9808: SEGV due to corrupted dpc images. (bsc#983796).
  • CVE-2014-9821: Avoid heap overflow in pnm files. (bsc#984014).
  • CVE-2014-9820: Heap overflow in xpm files (bsc#984150).
  • CVE-2014-9823: Heap overflow in palm file (bsc#984401).
  • CVE-2014-9822: Heap overflow in quantum file (bsc#984187).
  • CVE-2014-9825: Heap overflow in corrupted psd file (bsc#984427).
  • CVE-2014-9824: Heap overflow in psd file (bsc#984185).
  • CVE-2014-9809: SEGV due to corrupted xwd images. (bsc#983799).
  • CVE-2014-9826: Incorrect error handling in sun files (bsc#984186).
  • CVE-2014-9843: Incorrect boundary checks in DecodePSDPixels (bsc#984179).
  • CVE-2014-9842: Memory leak in psd handling (bsc#984374).
  • CVE-2014-9841: Throwing of exceptions in psd handling (bsc#984172).
  • CVE-2014-9840: Out of bound access in palm file (bsc#984433).
  • CVE-2014-9847: Incorrect handling of 'previous' image in the JNG decoder (bsc#984144).
  • CVE-2014-9846: Added checks to prevent overflow in rle file. (bsc#983521).
  • CVE-2014-9845: Crash due to corrupted dib file (bsc#984394).
  • CVE-2014-9844: Out of bound issue in rle file (bsc#984373).
  • CVE-2014-9849: Crash in png coder (bsc#984018).
  • CVE-2014-9848: Memory leak in quantum management (bsc#984404).
  • CVE-2014-9807: Double free in pdb coder. (bsc#983794).
  • CVE-2014-9829: Out of bound access in sun file (bsc#984409).
  • CVE-2014-9832: Heap overflow in pcx file (bsc#984183).
  • CVE-2014-9805: SEGV due to a corrupted pnm file. (bsc#983752).
  • CVE-2016-4564: The DrawImage function in MagickCore/draw.c in…
Record
SUSE-SU-2016:1784-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3131-1 No score

imagemagick vulnerabilities

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain malformed image files. If a user or automated system using ImageMagick were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, an attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

Record
USN-3131-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
imagemagick
Debian:12
 before 8:6.8.9.9-6
8:6.8.9.9-6
imagemagick
Debian:13
 before 8:6.8.9.9-6
8:6.8.9.9-6
imagemagick
Debian:14
 before 8:6.8.9.9-6
8:6.8.9.9-6
imagemagick
Debian:7
 before 8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u13, plus listed versions
8:6.7.7.10-58:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u108:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u118:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u128:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u2
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8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u38:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u48:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u58:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u68:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u78:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u88:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u9
8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u13
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
 before 6.4.3.6-7.45.1
6.4.3.6-7.45.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
 before 6.4.3.6-7.45.1
6.4.3.6-7.45.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
 before 6.4.3.6-7.45.1
6.4.3.6-7.45.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
 before 6.8.8.1-30.2
6.8.8.1-30.2
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
 before 6.8.8.1-30.2
6.8.8.1-30.2
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
 before 6.8.8.1-30.2
6.8.8.1-30.2
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
 before 6.8.8.1-30.2
6.8.8.1-30.2
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1
 before 6.8.8.1-30.2
6.8.8.1-30.2
imagemagick
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2, plus listed versions
8:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu38:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu48:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu18:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu28:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu38:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1
8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2
imagemagick
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.2, plus listed versions
8:6.8.9.9-5ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-68:6.8.9.9-6build18:6.8.9.9-78:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu1
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8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu58:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.2

History

History
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In short

CVE-2015-8902 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Imagemagick, published December 31, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.95%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in imagemagick 8:6.8.9.9-6.

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