CVE-2004-0981

Description

Buffer overflow in the EXIF parsing routine in ImageMagick before 6.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain image file.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 7.22% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.org/bid/11548	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17903	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/12995/	third party advisory
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-7-1/	vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-11.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.imagemagick.org/www/Changelog.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10472	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0981?: CVE-2004-0981 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0981?: To fix CVE-2004-0981, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0981 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0981 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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