Out-of-bounds Read in Imagemagick
CVE-2017-6500
An issue was discovered in ImageMagick 6.9.7. A specially crafted sun file triggers a heap-based buffer over-read.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/3007531bfd326c5c1e29cd41d2cd80c166de8… (Patch)
- bugs.debian.org/856879 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/376 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/375 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96592 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3808 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6500?
- CVE-2017-6500 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-06.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6500?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.