CVE-2017-6499 Denial of service in n/a
A specially crafted file in ImageMagick can cause a memory leak leading to denial of service, affecting applications using the library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-6499?
CVE-2017-6499 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 6 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Magick++ in ImageMagick 6.9.7. A specially crafted file creating a nested exception could lead to a memory leak (thus, a DoS).
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6499?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6499?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-6499 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6499 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6499, GHSA-77ch-7xcf-v8hp, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6499.