Input validation error in ImageMagick - CVE-2014-9815
Published: March 30, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39325
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9815
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ImageMagick.org
Affected software:
ImageMagick
ImageMagick
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted wpg file.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-9815
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- 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=1eb3064a9e4a81d0b8cd414e3dcd7fe9b158f241
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343471