CVE-2014-9839 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via out-of-bounds access in ImageMagick's colormap handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-9839?
CVE-2014-9839 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 22 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
magick/colormap-private.h in ImageMagick 6.8.9-9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access).
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9839?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9839?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-9839 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9839 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9839, GHSA-r9fc-vwmp-f9gg, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9839.