CVE-2014-9837 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash in ImageMagick by providing a crafted PNG file, leading to denial of service.
- 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-2014-9837?
CVE-2014-9837 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 11 Apr 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/pnm.c in ImageMagick 6.9.0-1 Beta and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted png file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9837?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9837?
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-2014-9837 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9837 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9837, GHSA-w55x-7cwv-jvf3, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9837.