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CVE-2014-9853

Published: Mar 17, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-399
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.8%
Top 24.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Memory leak in coders/rle.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted rle file.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected Products

imagemagickimagemagick
On-premLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
linux enterprise debuginfosuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
leapnovell
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
leapopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuseopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
imagemagickoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka graphicsmagick, libmagick
susecommercialDEOperating Systems
novellcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka suse novell, novell suse
opensuseoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka opensuse
and 7 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00009.html
lists.opensuse.org
and 8 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Mar 17, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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