# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Feb 2020
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1947, GHSA-jfcr-jpxh-mcqv, MGASA-2014-0370

## 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 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1947?

It affects 4 products.


Products: 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.

## 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:

- ImageMagick 6.8.8-4 - Local Buffer Overflow (SEH) (exploitdb)

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- [CVE-2019-19952](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19952/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-16328](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16328/): Null dereference in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-16329](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16329/): Null dereference in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-18210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18210/): Null dereference in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-14138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14138/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-1947 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1947 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Imagemagick Imagemagick. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1947/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1947/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1947
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1947
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-1947

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1947/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.