CVE-2014-8716

The JPEG decoder in ImageMagick before 6.8.9-9 allows local users to cause a denial of service ...

6.2 MediumFix available

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).

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.40%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.2

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).

Record: CVE-2014-8716
CVSS 3.0: 6.2 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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).

Record: CVE-2014-8716
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-8548 No score

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).

Record: EUVD-2014-8548
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q8px-58hp-6wh5 6.2

The JPEG decoder in ImageMagick before 6.8.9-9 allows local users to cause a denial of service ...

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).

Record: GHSA-q8px-58hp-6wh5
CVSS 3.0: 6.2 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.2

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).

Record: CVE-2014-8716
CVSS 3.0: 6.2 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-8716 6.2

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).

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8716
CVSS 3.0: 6.2 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-8716 6.2

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).

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8716
CVSS 3.0: 6.2 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2014-0482 No score

Updated imagemagick packages fix security vulnerabilities

ImageMagick is vulnerable to a denial of service due to out-of-bounds memory accesses in the resize code (CVE-2014-8354), PCX parser (CVE-2014-8355), DCM decoder (CVE-2014-8562), and JPEG decoder (CVE-2014-8716).

Record: MGASA-2014-0482
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUSN-3131-1 No score

imagemagick vulnerabilities

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain malformed image files. If a user or automated system using ImageMagick were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, an attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

Record: USN-3131-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

imagemagick

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`imagemagick` Debian:12	before 8:6.8.9.9-3	8:6.8.9.9-3
`imagemagick` Debian:13	before 8:6.8.9.9-3	8:6.8.9.9-3
`imagemagick` Debian:14	before 8:6.8.9.9-3	8:6.8.9.9-3
`imagemagick` Debian:6.0	before 8:6.6.0.4-3+squeeze5, plus listed versions 8:6.6.0.4-38:6.6.0.4-3+squeeze18:6.6.0.4-3+squeeze28:6.6.0.4-3+squeeze38:6.6.0.4-3+squeeze4	8:6.6.0.4-3+squeeze5
`imagemagick` Debian:7 From an advisory covering 33 CVEs	before 8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u13, plus listed versions 8:6.7.7.10-58:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u108:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u118:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u128:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u2 Show 7 moreShow less 8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u38:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u48:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u58:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u68:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u78:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u88:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u9	8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u13
`imagemagick` Mageia:3 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 6.8.1.1-2.3.mga3	6.8.1.1-2.3.mga3
`imagemagick` Mageia:4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 6.8.7.0-2.3.mga4	6.8.7.0-2.3.mga4
`imagemagick` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	before 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2, plus listed versions 8:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu38:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu48:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu18:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu28:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu38:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1	8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2
`imagemagick` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 103 CVEs	before 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2, plus listed versions 8:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu38:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu48:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu18:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu28:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu38:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1	8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2
`imagemagick` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 103 CVEs	before 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.2, plus listed versions 8:6.8.9.9-5ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-68:6.8.9.9-6build18:6.8.9.9-78:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu1 Show 5 moreShow less 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu58:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1	8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-8716 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Imagemagick, published November 12, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. Fixed in imagemagick 8:6.8.9.9-3.

References

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