Resource exhaustion in Imagemagick
CVE-2014-9842
Memory leak in the ReadPSDLayers function in coders/psd.c in ImageMagick 6.8.9.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.024 (85.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions 6.8.8-9
- Opensuse_project Leap — versions 42.1
- Opensuse_project Suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo — versions 11.0
- Opensuse_project Suse_linux_enterprise_desktop — versions 12.0
- Opensuse_project Suse_linux_enterprise_server — versions 11.0, 12.0
- Opensuse_project Suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit — versions 11.0, 12.0
- Opensuse_project Suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension — versions 12.0
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
- Opensuse — versions 13.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9842?
- CVE-2014-9842 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-03-20.
- How severe is CVE-2014-9842?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.