Vulnerability in Imagemagick
CVE-2017-9501
In ImageMagick 7.0.5-7 Q16, an assertion failure was found in the function LockSemaphoreInfo, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (79.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions 7.0.5-7
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98943 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/01843366d6a7b96e22ad7bb67f3df7d9fd4d5… (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/491 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9501?
- CVE-2017-9501 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-06-07.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9501?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.