CVE-2017-6498
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
An issue was discovered in ImageMagick 6.9.7. Incorrect TGA files could trigger assertion failures, thus leading to DoS.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 7 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-2 |
| sid | Fixed | 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-2 |
| forky | Fixed | 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-2 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-2 |
| 9.0 | Affected | — |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | imagemagick | 6.9.7 | |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3808
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96591
- https://bugs.debian.org/856878
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/65f75a32a93ae4044c528a987a68366ecd4b46b9
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/pull/359
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6498.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6498
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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