# CVE-2015-8958: coders/sun.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.0-4 Beta allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application cra

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-04-20 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

coders/sun.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.0-4 Beta allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted SUN file.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/1aa0c6dab6dcef4d9bc3571866ae1c1ddbec7d8f
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/2
- http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=26857
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/6b4aff0f117b978502ee5bcd6e753c17aec5a961
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/b8f17d08b7418204bf8a05a5c24e87b2fc395b75
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/8ea44b48a182dd46d018f4b4f09a5e2ee9638105
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93124
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378736

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