What is CVE-2014-9845?

CVE-2014-9845 is a medium-severity software vulnerability (Memory corruption) with a CVSS score of 5.5. The ReadDIBImage function in coders/dib.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a corrupted dib file.

Is CVE-2014-9845 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 2%.

What products does CVE-2014-9845 affect?

Tracked products affected include Ubuntu. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9845?

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

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CVE-2014-9845

MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5 · Memory corruption

5.5CVSS MEDIUM

Summary

The ReadDIBImage function in coders/dib.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a corrupted dib file.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorLocal

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionRequired

Confidentiality impactNone

Integrity impactNone

Availability impactHigh

Exploit probability (EPSS)2%

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products we track (1)

Ubuntu

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Additional information

NVD record
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00000.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00002.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00009.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00010.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00011.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00018.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00037.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00028.htmlAdvisory