NULL pointer dereference in ImageMagick - CVE-2014-9814
Published: March 30, 2017 / Updated: December 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39324
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9814
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted wpg file.
Affected software
ImageMagick
How to mitigate CVE-2014-9814
Install update from vendor's website.
External References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/24/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/13
- https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/imagemagick.git/commit/?h=debian-patches/6.8.9.9-4-for-upstream&id=fcced2ba626109d23186282d326427a0fc85fec0
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343470