CVE-2015-8959 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in ImageMagick versions prior to 6.9.0-4 Beta, specifically within the coders/dds.c component. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into processing a specially crafted DDS file, leading to high CPU consumption. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), the attack requires user interaction and impacts availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.9.0-3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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