CVE-2014-8561 describes a remote denial-of-service vulnerability in ImageMagick version 6.8.9.6, affecting Debian Linux distributions. This flaw allows an attacker to trigger an infinite loop by sending a specially crafted image file, leading to resource exhaustion and system unavailability. Rated with a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), it requires user interaction (UI:R) but can be exploited over the network (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), resulting in high impact to availability (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed on CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.8.9-6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.8.9-6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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