CVE-2014-8716 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can cause a denial of service via out-of-bounds memory access in the ImageMagick JPEG decoder.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-8716?
CVE-2014-8716 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 11 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The JPEG decoder in ImageMagick before 6.8.9-9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and crash).
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8716?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8716?
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-2014-8716 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8716 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8716, DLA-90-1, GHSA-q8px-58hp-6wh5, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8716.