# CVE-2014-9854: coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors related to the "identifica

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-17 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors related to the "identification of image."

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## References

- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00018.html
- https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/imagemagick.git/commit/?h=debian-patches/6.8.9.9-4-for-upstream&id=5ee6f49297c8137cae527429e0267462c14ec3ed
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00009.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/13
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00011.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343514
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3131-1
- http://git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/commit/7fb9b7e095a65b4528d0180e26574f2bc7cd0e8b

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