CVE-2014-8561

Description

imagemagick 6.8.9.6 has remote DOS via infinite loop

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.04% Top 25%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128944/ImageMagick-Out-Of-Bounds-Read-Heap-Overflow.html third party advisory vdb entry
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8561 third party advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-8561 broken link
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/3 patch mailing list third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8561?
CVE-2014-8561 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8561?
To fix CVE-2014-8561, 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-2014-8561 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-8561 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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