Out-of-bounds Read in Imagemagick

CVE-2014-8716

The JPEG decoder in ImageMagick before 6.8.9-9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and crash).

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (32.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Imagemagick
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-8716?: CVE-2014-8716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2017-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2014-8716?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.