CVE-2014-9846

Description

Buffer overflow in the ReadRLEImage function in coders/rle.c in ImageMagick 6.8.9.9 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.56% Top 20%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00037.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00018.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00028.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00000.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
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
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/imagemagick.git/commit/?h=debian-patches/6.8.9.9-4-for-upstream&id=2d90693af41a363a988a9db3a91a15f9ca7c7370 third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00010.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343504 patch vdb entry third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3131-1 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9846?
CVE-2014-9846 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9846?
To fix CVE-2014-9846, 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-2014-9846 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9846 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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