What is CVE-2014-9838?

CVE-2014-9838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-22.

How severe is CVE-2014-9838?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Imagemagick

CVE-2014-9838

magick/cache.c in ImageMagick 6.8.9-9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).

Published 2017-03-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Imagemagick — versions 6.8.9-9

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/13 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9838?: CVE-2014-9838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-22.
How severe is CVE-2014-9838?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.