CVE-2014-9847 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can exploit a memory corruption flaw in the ImageMagick JNG decoder, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-9847?
CVE-2014-9847 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 20 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The jng decoder in ImageMagick 6.8.9.9 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9847?
It affects 10 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Imagemagick Imagemagick, Opensuse Opensuse, Opensuse Project Leap, Opensuse Project Studio Onsite, Opensuse Project Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo and 4 more.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9847?
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-2014-9847 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9847 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9847, GHSA-pw5h-pj9g-x2j5, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9847.