CVE-2014-9807 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a double free vulnerability in the ImageMagick pdb coder.
- 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-2014-9807?
CVE-2014-9807 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 30 Mar 2017. 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
The pdb coder in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (double free) via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-415
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9807?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9807?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2014-9807 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9807 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9807, GHSA-fwjm-rxrv-mhxc, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9807.