CVE-2014-9816 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via out-of-bounds access when processing crafted VIFF files in ImageMagick.
- 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-2014-9816?
CVE-2014-9816 is a medium-severity denial of service 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
ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access) via a crafted viff file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9816?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9816?
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-2014-9816 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9816 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9816, GHSA-4q46-jmg9-99q4, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9816.