CVE-2014-9842

Description

Memory leak in the ReadPSDLayers function in coders/psd.c in ImageMagick 6.8.9.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.60% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343500 patch vdb entry third party advisory issue tracking
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00018.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/imagemagick.git/commit/?h=debian-patches/6.8.9.9-4-for-upstream&id=f9ef11671c41da4cf973d0d880af1cdfbd127860 third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00009.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/13 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00002.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00011.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9842?
CVE-2014-9842 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9842?
To fix CVE-2014-9842, 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-2014-9842 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9842 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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