CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0981

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely take control of the system by executing malicious code on a server or workstation processing images.

Recommendation

Immediately update ImageMagick to version 6.1.0 or later and restrict processing of images from untrusted sources.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS