CVE-2014-8561 json
imagemagick 6.8.9.6 has remote DOS via infinite loop
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-8398
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.2%
- EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
imagemagick 6.8.9.6 has remote DOS via infinite loop
Patch / fix
- imagemagick Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 8:6.8.9.9-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8561
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red hat product security vex CVE-2014-8561 updated cvss 6.5
ImageMagick: convert +profile regression enters infinite loop exhausting memory
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 ImageMagick Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ImageMagick, ImageMagick-c++, ImageMagick-perl Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ImageMagick, ImageMagick-c++, ImageMagick-perlnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
References
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/3
mailing-list, patch, third-party-advisory
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packetstormsecurity.com
/files/128944/ImageMagick-Out-Of-Bounds-Read-Heap-Overflow.html
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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security-tracker.debian.org
/tracker/CVE-2014-8561
third-party-advisory
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bugs.gentoo.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-8561
broken-link
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seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/1
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-8561
- NVD CVE-2014-8561
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