CVE-2014-9842 — HIGH (7.5) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Opensuse	Opensuse	13.2
Opensuse Project	Leap	42.1
Opensuse Project	Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo	11.0
Opensuse Project	Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop	12.0
Opensuse Project	Suse Linux Enterprise Server	11.0
Opensuse Project	Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit	11.0
Opensuse Project	Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension	12.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04
Imagemagick	Imagemagick	6.8.8-9

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00002.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00009.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00011.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00018.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/13Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/imagemagick.git/commit/?h=debian-paPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343500Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00002.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00009.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00011.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00018.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/13Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/imagemagick.git/commit/?h=debian-paPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343500Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2014-9842?

CVE-2014-9842 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). 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.

How severe is CVE-2014-9842?

CVE-2014-9842 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2014-9842?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Opensuse Opensuse, Opensuse Project Leap, Opensuse Project Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo, Opensuse Project Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Opensuse Project Suse Linux Enterprise Server.