CVE-2015-8959

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ImageMagick versions prior to 6.9.0-4 Beta

Description The issue is related to the coders/dds.c component in ImageMagick, which is associated with improper system resource management. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service through excessive CPU consumption by using a specially crafted DDS file.

Recommendations For versions prior to 6.9.0-4 Beta, update to version 6.9.0-4 Beta or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the processing of DDS files to minimize the risk of exploitation.