Infinite loop in ImageMagick and Debian Linux - CVE-2014-8561
Published: December 15, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34968
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8561
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ImageMagick.org
Debian
Debian
Affected software:
ImageMagick
Debian Linux
ImageMagick
Debian Linux
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
imagemagick 6.8.9.6 has remote DOS via infinite loop
How to mitigate CVE-2014-8561
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128944/ImageMagick-Out-Of-Bounds-Read-Heap-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/3
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-8561
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8561