Vulnerability in Imagemagick

CVE-2017-9439

In ImageMagick 7.0.5-5, a memory leak was found in the function ReadPDBImage in coders/pdb.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

EPSS: 0.015 (72.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9439?
CVE-2017-9439 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-06-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-9439?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.