CVE-2017-6502 Denial of service in n/a
A specially crafted WebP file can cause a file-descriptor leak 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-2017-6502?
CVE-2017-6502 is a medium-severity denial of service 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 webp file could lead to a file-descriptor leak in libmagickcore (thus, a DoS).
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6502?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6502?
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-2017-6502 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6502 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6502, GHSA-7mrh-63q8-89f3.