critical
9.8
CWE
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CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2014-9846: Buffer Overflow

First published: Tue Jun 07 2016(Updated: )

Added checks to prevent overflow 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=2d90693af41a363a988a9db3a91a15f9ca7c7370">https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/imagemagick.git/commit/?h=debian-patches/6.8.9.9-4-for-upstream&amp;id=2d90693af41a363a988a9db3a91a15f9ca7c7370</a>

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
SUSE Studio=1.3
SUSE Linux=42.2
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=12.04
Ubuntu=14.04
Ubuntu=16.04
Ubuntu=16.10
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=2d90693af41a363a988a9db3a91a15f9ca7c7370

Remedy

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343504

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2014-9846?

    The severity of CVE-2014-9846 is considered to be medium due to potential risk of overflow in rle file processing.

  • How do I fix CVE-2014-9846?

    To fix CVE-2014-9846, you should update ImageMagick to the latest version or apply the relevant patches provided by your distribution.

  • Which software is affected by CVE-2014-9846?

    CVE-2014-9846 affects various versions of ImageMagick and distributions such as openSUSE and Ubuntu.

  • What vulnerabilities does CVE-2014-9846 address?

    CVE-2014-9846 addresses vulnerabilities related to buffer overflow issues in the processing of rle image files.

  • Is CVE-2014-9846 being actively exploited in the wild?

    As of the latest information, there are no confirmed reports of CVE-2014-9846 being actively exploited in the wild.

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