Unscored severity · published Feb 9, 2005
CVE-2004-0981
Buffer overflow in the EXIF parsing routine in ImageMagick before 6.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain image file
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CVSS
5.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Buffer overflow in the EXIF parsing routine in ImageMagick before 6.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain image file.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.8% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
3.0; 3.0; 3.0; 3.0; 3.0; 3.0; +5 more · source: NVD
IM
Imagemagick · Imagemagick
5.3.3; 5.4.3; 5.4.4.5; 5.4.7; 5.4.8; 5.4.8.2.1.1.0; +11 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Gentoo
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux · Suse
8.0; 8.1; 8.2; 9.0; 9.0; 9.1; +1 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0981
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0981
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/12995/
security.gentoo.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-11.xml
www.imagemagick.org
http://www.imagemagick.org/www/Changelog.html
www.securityfocus.org
http://www.securityfocus.org/bid/11548
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17903
oval.cisecurity.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10472
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