CVE-2017-6499

Published: Mar 6, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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).

Affected (3)

Products: Imagemagick: Imagemagick · Debian: Debian Linux

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Imagemagick Imagemagick	Version 6.9.7

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 9.0

Related CWEs

CWE-772

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

The product does not release a resource after its effective lifetime has ended, i.e., after the resource is no longer needed.

References (10)

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3808

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96590

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://bugs.debian.org/856880

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/3358f060fc182551822576b2c0a8850faab5d543

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=23&p=142634

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3808