Out-of-bounds Read in Imagemagick

CVE-2014-9837

coders/pnm.c in ImageMagick 6.9.0-1 Beta and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted png file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.018 (75.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9837?: CVE-2014-9837 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2014-9837?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.