CVE-2014-9838 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 22 Mar 2017 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a crash in ImageMagick via the cache component, leading to denial of service.

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-2014-9838?

CVE-2014-9838 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

magick/cache.c in ImageMagick 6.8.9-9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9838?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9838?

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-2014-9838 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9838 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9838, GHSA-8qf8-g3p9-7448, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9838.