CVE-2017-6501 Null dereference in n/a
Medium 5.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-6501 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-6501 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6501 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-2017-6501/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6501/index.md)
A specially crafted XCF 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
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-6501?
CVE-2017-6501 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, 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 ImageMagick 6.9.7. A specially crafted xcf file could lead to a NULL pointer dereference.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6501?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6501?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-6501 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6501 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6501, GHSA-wp9j-xg76-9m98.