CVE-2017-6497 Null dereference in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-6497 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-6497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 6 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6497 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Imagemagick Imagemagick. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6497/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6497/index.md)
A specially crafted PSD file can cause a NULL pointer dereference in ImageMagick, leading to a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-6497?
CVE-2017-6497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 6 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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).
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6497?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6497?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-6497 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6497 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6497, GHSA-f6c4-5hqq-hc4w.