8.8

CVE-2014-9831: imagemagick Improper Access Control

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2014-9831DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9831
Published 07-08-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-9831 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Access Control vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 1.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.89%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 6
DLA-731-1SUSE-SU-2016:1782-1SUSE-SU-2016:1783-1SUSE-SU-2016:1784-1USN-3131-1CGA-39WF-R7FW-W33X

Timeline

  1. 07-08-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

coders/wpg.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a corrupted wpg file.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.89%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 1.88% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.89%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • imagemagick< 8:6.8.9.9-4
Imagemagick1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • imagemagick< 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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