CVE-2014-9804 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop in ImageMagick's vision.c component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-9804?
CVE-2014-9804 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 30 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
vision.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors related to "too many object."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9804?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9804?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-9804 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9804 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9804, GHSA-pg78-jmgm-9qpg.