CVE-2014-9827 Other in n/a
High 8.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-9827 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2014-9827 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 7 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9827 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-2014-9827/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9827/index.md)
Remote attackers can cause unspecified impacts via a crafted XPM file in ImageMagick, requiring a patch to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-9827?
CVE-2014-9827 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 7 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
coders/xpm.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted xpm file.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9827?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9827?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2014-9827 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9827 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9827, GHSA-7p3g-5rmq-g7h2.