ImageMagick: out-of-bounds memory error in JPEG decoder
Published Apr 11, 2017
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
The JPEG decoder in ImageMagick before 6.8.9-9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and crash).
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 6.8.9-8
No data.
OpenShift Enterprise 1
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
ImageMagick
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Enterprise 1 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw in ImageMagick.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00402) | 32.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00402) | 31.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.13% (0.00133) | 30.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 32.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 30.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 28.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=26456 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70992 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8716 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1164248 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8716
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8716
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=26456 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70992 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8716 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1164248 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8716 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8716 |
Change history (0)
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