CVE-2014-9836 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in ImageMagick by submitting a crafted XPM file, affecting applications using this library.
- 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-2014-9836?
CVE-2014-9836 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 22 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 6.8.9-9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted xpm file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9836?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9836?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2014-9836 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9836 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9836, GHSA-4jm8-6c5j-h7mf, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9836.