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CVE-2014-9844

Publication date 31 December 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

The ReadRLEImage function in coders/rle.c in ImageMagick 6.8.9.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted image file.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
imagemagick 16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 8:6.6.9.7-5ubuntu3.5

Notes

mdeslaur

This is 0041-Fix-another-out-of-bound-problem-in-rle-file.patch

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3131-1
    • ImageMagick vulnerabilities
    • 21 November 2016

Other references