medium
5.5
CWE
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Advisory Published
CVE Published
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CVE-2014-9844

First published: Tue Jun 07 2016(Updated: )

Fix another out of bound problem in rle file. CVE assignment: <a href="http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/459">http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/459</a> Upstream patch: <a href="https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/imagemagick.git/commit/?h=debian-patches/6.8.9.9-4-for-upstream&amp;id=36ed9419a68cb1356b1843b48cc12788179cdaee">https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/imagemagick.git/commit/?h=debian-patches/6.8.9.9-4-for-upstream&amp;id=36ed9419a68cb1356b1843b48cc12788179cdaee</a>

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
SUSE Studio Onsite=1.3
openSUSE=13.2
openSUSE Leap=42.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo=11.0-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=12.0-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11.0-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=12.0-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=11.0-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=12.0-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension=12.0-sp1
Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Ubuntu Linux=16.10
ImageMagick ImageMagick=6.8.8-9

Remedy

https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/imagemagick.git/commit/?h=debian-patches/6.8.9.9-4-for-upstream&id=36ed9419a68cb1356b1843b48cc12788179cdaee

Remedy

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343502

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2014-9844?

    CVE-2014-9844 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the possibility of causing denial of service through an out-of-bounds read.

  • How do I fix CVE-2014-9844?

    To mitigate CVE-2014-9844, update to the latest version of ImageMagick or apply the relevant patch from the project's repository.

  • What software is affected by CVE-2014-9844?

    CVE-2014-9844 affects several software versions including ImageMagick versions before 6.8.9-9 and various distributions like SUSE Studio and Ubuntu.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2014-9844?

    CVE-2014-9844 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability found in the processing of RLE files in ImageMagick.

  • Can CVE-2014-9844 lead to code execution?

    No, CVE-2014-9844 does not lead to remote code execution but can lead to denial of service through crashes.

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