ImageMagick up to 6.5.4 coders/psd.c WritePSDImage out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in ImageMagick up to 6.5.4. This issue affects the function WritePSDImage of the file coders/psd.c. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-1947. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick up to 6.5.4 (Image Processing Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function WritePSDImage of the file coders/psd.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the WritePSDImage function in coders/psd.c in ImageMagick 6.5.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number of layers in a PSD image, involving the L%02ld string, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-2030.

The weakness was released 04/21/2023. The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-1947 since 02/12/2014. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 80644 (Oracle Solaris Third-Party Patch Update : imagemagick (multiple_buffer_errors_vulnerabilities_in2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350392 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for ImageMagick: ALAS-2014-336).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (31688), Tenable (80644) and SecurityFocus (BID 65563†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 80644
Nessus Name: Oracle Solaris Third-Party Patch Update : imagemagick (multiple_buffer_errors_vulnerabilities_in2)
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02/12/2014 🔍
01/19/2015 +341 days 🔍
04/21/2023 +3013 days 🔍
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08/03/2025 +834 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-1947 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1947
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227066
SecurityFocus: 65563

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2023 22:40
Updated: 08/03/2025 00:03
Changes: 04/21/2023 22:40 (55), 06/09/2024 19:46 (18), 06/11/2024 03:30 (1), 12/20/2024 01:54 (3), 04/27/2025 04:44 (3), 08/03/2025 00:03 (13)
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