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CVE-2015-8900 is a denial-of-service flaw in ImageMagick’s HDR image reader. A specially crafted HDR file can make ImageMagick loop indefinitely, consuming processing capacity. The main business risk is service disruption where ImageMagick processes user-supplied images. Exposure is most likely in web apps, media pipelines, CMS platforms, or background workers that pass untrusted HDR files to ImageMagick. Systems that do not accept or process HDR images have lower direct exposure. Prioritize remediation if ImageMagick handles customer-supplied images or runs in shared processing infrastructure. Treat it as a service availability risk, not a confirmed breach pathway based on the provided evidence. Mitigation focus: Upgrade ImageMagick to a vendor-supported release containing the upstream HDR reader fix.; Confirm distribution packages include the relevant ImageMagick backport.; Limit or disable HDR processing for untrusted uploads where business workflows allow..
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195260CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/97aa7d7cfd2027f6ba7ce42caf8b798541b9cdc6CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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