Heap-based buffer overflow in ImageMagick - CVE-2014-9817
Published: March 30, 2017 / Updated: December 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39327
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9817
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ImageMagick.org
Affected software:
ImageMagick
ImageMagick
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in ImageMagick. A remote attacker can use a crafted pdb file. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow 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-2014-9817
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=e24de96ab25b396ae914a7640ff4d61e58c40cf0
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343473