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CVE-2017-9501

Published: 7 June 2017

In ImageMagick 7.0.5-7 Q16, an assertion failure was found in the function LockSemaphoreInfo, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
reproducer in github report
mdeslaur
This is 0068-1-3-CVE-2017-9501-Fixed-incorrect-call-to-DestroyIma.patch
and 0069-2-3-CVE-2017-9501-Avoid-an-off-by-one-error.patch
and 0070-3-3-CVE-2017-9501-Avoid-an-off-by-one-error.patch

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
imagemagick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-12)
xenial
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty
Released (8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-3ubuntu1.2)
trusty
Released (8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.8)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/01843366d6a7b96e22ad7bb67f3df7d9fd4d5d74

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H