Vulnerability in Imagemagick
CVE-2017-6499
An issue was discovered in Magick++ in ImageMagick 6.9.7. A specially crafted file creating a nested exception could lead to a memory leak (thus, a DoS).
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (69.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions 6.9.7
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96590 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/3358f060fc182551822576b2c0a8850faab5d… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3808 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.debian.org/856880 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6499?
- CVE-2017-6499 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-06.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6499?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.