Denial of Service Vulnerability in ImageMagick Affecting Remote Users
CVE-2014-9845

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Opensuse Project

Status
Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension
Leap
Suse Linux Enterprise Server
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 March 2017

What is CVE-2014-9845?

The ReadDIBImage function in ImageMagick is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, allowing remote attackers to crash the application by exploiting corrupted DIB files. This vulnerability poses a risk for servers and applications utilizing ImageMagick for image processing, enabling malicious users to disrupt service availability.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343503
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016...
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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