Code Injection in ImageMagick - CVE-2014-1958

 

Code Injection in ImageMagick - CVE-2014-1958

Published: February 6, 2020 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30375
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1958
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: ImageMagick.org
Affected software:
ImageMagick

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in a crafted PSD image, involving the L%06ld string, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-2030. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2014-1958

Update to version 6.8.8-5.

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