CVE-2017-5509

coders/psd.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted PSD...

7.8 HighFix available

coders/psd.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted PSD file, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.72%Down 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

coders/psd.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted PSD file, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

Record: CVE-2017-5509
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

coders/psd.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted PSD file, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

Record: CVE-2017-5509
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-14613 No score

coders/psd.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted PSD file, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

Record: EUVD-2017-14613
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-563x-mrp6-2hq2 7.8

coders/psd.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted PSD...

coders/psd.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted PSD file, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

Record: GHSA-563x-mrp6-2hq2
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.8

coders/psd.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted PSD file, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

Record: CVE-2017-5509
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-5509 7.8

coders/psd.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted PSD file, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5509
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2018-0229 No score

Updated imagemagick packages fix security vulnerabilities

The imagemagick package has been updated to version 6.9.9.41 which fixes several unspecified security vulnerabilities. This update fixes several vulnerabilities in imagemagick, including: Various memory handling problems and cases of missing or incomplete input sanitising may result in denial of service, memory disclosure or the execution of arbitrary code if malformed GIF, TTF, SVG, TIFF, PCX, JPG or SFW files are processed.

Several packages have been rebuilt for the updated ImageMagick.

Record: MGASA-2018-0229
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

imagemagick

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`imagemagick` Debian:12	before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-1	8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-1
`imagemagick` Debian:13	before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-1	8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-1
`imagemagick` Debian:14	before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-1	8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-1
`converseen` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 104 CVEs	before 0.9.6.2-1.3.mga6	0.9.6.2-1.3.mga6
`cuneiform-linux` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 104 CVEs	before 1.1.0-9.2.mga6	1.1.0-9.2.mga6
`dvdauthor` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 104 CVEs	before 0.7.2-2.2.mga6	0.7.2-2.2.mga6
`emacs` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 104 CVEs	before 24.5-8.3.mga6	24.5-8.3.mga6
`imagemagick` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 104 CVEs	before 6.9.9.41-1.mga6	6.9.9.41-1.mga6
`inkscape` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 104 CVEs	before 0.92.1-2.2.mga6	0.92.1-2.2.mga6
`k3d` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 104 CVEs	before 0.8.0.5-5.2.mga6	0.8.0.5-5.2.mga6

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`kxstitch` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 104 CVEs	before 2.0.0-2.2.mga6	2.0.0-2.2.mga6
`libopenshot` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 104 CVEs	before 0.1.8-1.2.mga6	0.1.8-1.2.mga6
`ocaml-glmlite` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 104 CVEs	before 0.03.51-17.2.mga6	0.03.51-17.2.mga6
`perl-Image-SubImageFind` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 104 CVEs	before 0.30.0-6.2.mga6	0.30.0-6.2.mga6
`pfstools` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 104 CVEs	before 2.0.6-3.2.mga6	2.0.6-3.2.mga6
`php-imagick` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 104 CVEs	before 3.4.1-6.2.mga6	3.4.1-6.2.mga6
`php-magickwand` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 104 CVEs	before 1.0.9.2-10.2.mga6	1.0.9.2-10.2.mga6
`psiconv` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 104 CVEs	before 0.9.8-26.2.mga6	0.9.8-26.2.mga6
`pythonmagick` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 104 CVEs	before 0.9.12-7.2.mga6	0.9.12-7.2.mga6
`ruby-rmagick` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 104 CVEs	before 2.15.4-12.2.mga6	2.15.4-12.2.mga6
`synfig` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 104 CVEs	before 1.2.1-2.2.mga6	1.2.1-2.2.mga6
`vdr-plugin-skinelchi` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 104 CVEs	before 0.2.8-8.2.mga6	0.2.8-8.2.mga6
`vdr-plugin-skinenigmang` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 104 CVEs	before 0.1.2-10.2.mga6	0.1.2-10.2.mga6

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-5509 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Imagemagick, published March 24, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.72%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in imagemagick 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-1.

References

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