MEDIUM
ImageMagick: convert +profile regression enters infinite loop exhausting memory
Published Dec 15, 2019
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.17%
Description
imagemagick 6.8.9.6 has remote DOS via infinite loop
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 6.8.9-6
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ImageMagick
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
6.5 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.17% 0.02168
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02168
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02168) | 81.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02168) | 79.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 20, 2025 | 1.04% (0.01037) | 76.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.05% (0.02046) | 82.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00561) | 78.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00434) | 73.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00434) | 70.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (9)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128944/ImageMagick-Out-Of-Bounds-Read-Heap-Overflow.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/1 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/3 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8561 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-8561 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1777543 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8561
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8561 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8561
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128944/ImageMagick-Out-Of-Bounds-Read-Heap-Overflow.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/1 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/3 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8561 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-8561 | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1777543 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8561 | ||
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8561 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8561 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 15, 2019
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 30, 2014
Link CVE-2014-8561
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a