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NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE-2014-9812

Severity Medium
Score 5.5/10

Summary

ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and 7.0.1-0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted ps file.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

Advisory Timeline

  • Published