CVE-2014-8355

PCX parser code in ImageMagick before 6.8.9-9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

5.5 MediumFix available

PCX parser code in ImageMagick before 6.8.9-9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read).

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.08%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

PCX parser code in ImageMagick before 6.8.9-9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read).

Record: CVE-2014-8355
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

PCX parser code in ImageMagick before 6.8.9-9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read).

Record: CVE-2014-8355
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-8192 No score

PCX parser code in ImageMagick before 6.8.9-9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read).

Record: EUVD-2014-8192
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fwhf-7f2f-3pfm 5.5

PCX parser code in ImageMagick before 6.8.9-9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

PCX parser code in ImageMagick before 6.8.9-9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read).

Record: GHSA-fwhf-7f2f-3pfm
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

PCX parser code in ImageMagick before 6.8.9-9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read).

Record: CVE-2014-8355
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-8355 5.5

PCX parser code in ImageMagick before 6.8.9-9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read).

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8355
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-8355 5.5

PCX parser code in ImageMagick before 6.8.9-9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read).

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8355
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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

OSVMGASA-2014-0484 No score

Updated graphicsmagick packages fix security vulnerability

GraphicsMagick is vulnerable to an out of bounds read / heap Overflow in the function ReadPCXImage in the file pcx.c. This can be exploited by a crafted image file to cause a denial of service (CVE-2014-8355).

Record: MGASA-2014-0484
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
`graphicsmagick` Debian:12	before 1.3.20-3+deb8u1	1.3.20-3+deb8u1
`graphicsmagick` Debian:13	before 1.3.20-3+deb8u1	1.3.20-3+deb8u1
`graphicsmagick` Debian:14	before 1.3.20-3+deb8u1	1.3.20-3+deb8u1
`imagemagick` Debian:12	before 8:6.8.9.9-1	8:6.8.9.9-1
`imagemagick` Debian:13	before 8:6.8.9.9-1	8:6.8.9.9-1
`imagemagick` Debian:14	before 8:6.8.9.9-1	8:6.8.9.9-1
`imagemagick` Debian:6.0 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 8:6.6.0.4-3+squeeze6, 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+squeeze48:6.6.0.4-3+squeeze5	8:6.6.0.4-3+squeeze6
`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

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`graphicsmagick` Mageia:3	before 1.3.17-2.4.mga3	1.3.17-2.4.mga3
`graphicsmagick` Mageia:4	before 1.3.18-3.3.mga4	1.3.18-3.3.mga4
`graphicsmagick` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	before 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1, plus listed versions 1.3.16-1.1ubuntu21.3.16-1.1ubuntu31.3.18-1ubuntu3	1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1
`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-2014-8355 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Imagemagick, published October 31, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.08%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in graphicsmagick 1.3.20-3+deb8u1.

References

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