CVE-2014-8561
imagemagick 6.8.9.6 has remote DOS via infinite loop
imagemagick 6.8.9.6 has remote DOS via infinite loop
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
imagemagick 6.8.9.6 has remote DOS via infinite loop
- Record
CVE-2014-8561- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
imagemagick 6.8.9.6 has remote DOS via infinite loop
- Record
CVE-2014-8561- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8398 No score
imagemagick 6.8.9.6 has remote DOS via infinite loop
- Record
EUVD-2014-8398- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jj2v-p4vp-x632
imagemagick 6.8.9.6 has remote DOS via infinite loop
imagemagick 6.8.9.6 has remote DOS via infinite loop
- Record
GHSA-jj2v-p4vp-x632- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
imagemagick 6.8.9.6 has remote DOS via infinite loop
- Record
CVE-2014-8561- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-8561
imagemagick 6.8.9.6 has remote DOS via infinite loop
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8561- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
imagemagickDebian:12 |
before 8:6.8.9.9-1 | 8:6.8.9.9-1 |
imagemagickDebian:13 |
before 8:6.8.9.9-1 | 8:6.8.9.9-1 |
imagemagickDebian:14 |
before 8:6.8.9.9-1 | 8:6.8.9.9-1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-8561 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Imagemagick, published December 15, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.17%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in imagemagick 8:6.8.9.9-1.
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/128944/ImageMagick-Out-Of-Bounds-Read-Heap-Overflow.html
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8561
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-8561
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/1
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8561
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jj2v-p4vp-x632