Out-of-bounds Read Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.8.9.9-4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.86% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-IMAGEMAGICK-400944
  • published20 Mar 2017
  • disclosed20 Mar 2017

Introduced: 20 Mar 2017

CVE-2014-9844  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 imagemagick to version 8:6.8.9.9-4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream imagemagick package and not the imagemagick package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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