CVE-2017-6497 — HIGH (7.5) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in ImageMagick 6.9.7. A specially crafted psd file could lead to a NULL pointer dereference (thus, a DoS).

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Imagemagick	Imagemagick	6.9.7

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96594Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/856882Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/7f2dc7a1afc067d0c89f12c82bcdecPatch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96594Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/856882Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/7f2dc7a1afc067d0c89f12c82bcdecPatch

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-6497?

CVE-2017-6497 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). An issue was discovered in ImageMagick 6.9.7. A specially crafted psd file could lead to a NULL pointer dereference (thus, a DoS).

How severe is CVE-2017-6497?

CVE-2017-6497 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-6497?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Imagemagick Imagemagick.