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CVE-2015-8896 is a crash bug in ImageMagick’s PICT image parser. An attacker who can make a vulnerable service process a specially crafted .pict file may cause the application to fail. The available sources describe denial of service only, not data theft or code execution. Exposure is most likely where ImageMagick processes untrusted image uploads, attachments, or conversion jobs and the installed version predates 7.0.5-0 or lacks a vendor backport. Treat as a moderate availability risk. Prioritize patching internet-facing or business-critical image processing paths, but this does not have evidence of active exploitation or code execution in the supplied sources. Mitigation focus: Upgrade ImageMagick to 7.0.5-0 or a vendor-fixed backported package.; Review Red Hat, Oracle, Ubuntu, or applicable vendor advisories for package-specific fixes.; Prioritize services that process untrusted images or attachments..
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- RHSA-2016:1237CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1448803CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/0f6fc2d5bf8f500820c3dbcf0d23ee14f2d9f734CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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