What is the severity of CVE-2017-6502?

CVE-2017-6502 is classified as a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability due to a file-descriptor leak in ImageMagick.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6502?

To fix CVE-2017-6502, upgrade ImageMagick to versions 6.9.10.23 or later as specified in the official patches.

What versions of ImageMagick are affected by CVE-2017-6502?

CVE-2017-6502 affects ImageMagick version 6.9.7.

What type of files can exploit CVE-2017-6502?

CVE-2017-6502 can be exploited using specially crafted webp files.

Is CVE-2017-6502 capable of causing system crashes?

Yes, CVE-2017-6502 can potentially lead to a denial of service, resulting in system instability.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-6502

medium

5.5

CWE

119

6/3/2017

12/3/2019

CVE-2017-6502: Buffer Overflow

First published: Mon Mar 06 2017(Updated: )

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).

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
ImageMagick ImageMagick	=6.9.7
debian/imagemagick		8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1+deb10u1 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1+deb10u5 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u1 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-4 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5

Remedy

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/126c7c98ea788241922c30df4a5633ea692cf8df

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-6502?
CVE-2017-6502 is classified as a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability due to a file-descriptor leak in ImageMagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6502?
To fix CVE-2017-6502, upgrade ImageMagick to versions 6.9.10.23 or later as specified in the official patches.
What versions of ImageMagick are affected by CVE-2017-6502?
CVE-2017-6502 affects ImageMagick version 6.9.7.
What type of files can exploit CVE-2017-6502?
CVE-2017-6502 can be exploited using specially crafted webp files.
Is CVE-2017-6502 capable of causing system crashes?
Yes, CVE-2017-6502 can potentially lead to a denial of service, resulting in system instability.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-6502?
CVE-2017-6502 is classified as a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability due to a file-descriptor leak in ImageMagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6502?
To fix CVE-2017-6502, upgrade ImageMagick to versions 6.9.10.23 or later as specified in the official patches.
What versions of ImageMagick are affected by CVE-2017-6502?
CVE-2017-6502 affects ImageMagick version 6.9.7.
What type of files can exploit CVE-2017-6502?
CVE-2017-6502 can be exploited using specially crafted webp files.
Is CVE-2017-6502 capable of causing system crashes?
Yes, CVE-2017-6502 can potentially lead to a denial of service, resulting in system instability.