CVE-2014-1947 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a stack-based buffer overflow in ImageMagick's PSD image processing.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-1947?
CVE-2014-1947 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 17 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the WritePSDImage function in coders/psd.c in ImageMagick 6.5.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number of layers in a PSD image, involving the L%02ld string, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-2030.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1947?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Linux Enterprise Server, Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1947?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-1947 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1947 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1947, GHSA-jfcr-jpxh-mcqv, MGASA-2014-0370.