CVE-2017-6502
An issue was discovered in ImageMagick 6.9.7. A specially crafted webp file could lead to a file...
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).
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.5
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).
- Record
CVE-2017-6502- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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).
- Record
CVE-2017-6502- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-15558 No score
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).
- Record
EUVD-2017-15558- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7mrh-63q8-89f3
5.5
An issue was discovered in ImageMagick 6.9.7. A specially crafted webp file could lead to a file...
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).
- Record
GHSA-7mrh-63q8-89f3- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.5
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).
- Record
CVE-2017-6502- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-6502
5.5
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).
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6502- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:1489-1 No score
Security update for ImageMagick
This update for ImageMagick fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2017-6502: Possible file-descriptor leak in libmagickcore that could be triggered via a specially crafted webp file (bsc#1028075).
- CVE-2017-7943: The ReadSVGImage function in svg.c allowed remote attackers to consume an amount of available memory via a crafted file (bsc#1034870). Note that this only impacts the built-in SVG implementation. As we use the librsgv implementation, we are not affected.
- CVE-2017-7942: The ReadAVSImage function in avs.c allowed remote attackers to consume an amount of available memory via a crafted file (bsc#1034872).
- CVE-2017-7941: The ReadSGIImage function in sgi.c allowed remote attackers to consume an amount of available memory via a crafted file (bsc#1034876).
- CVE-2017-8351: ImageMagick, GraphicsMagick: denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file (ReadPCDImage func in pcd.c) (bsc#1036986).
- CVE-2017-8352: denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file (ReadXWDImage func in xwd.c) (bsc#1036987)
- CVE-2017-8349: denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file (ReadSFWImage func in sfw.c) (bsc#1036984)
- CVE-2017-8350: denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file (ReadJNGImage function in png.c) (bsc#1036985)
- CVE-2017-8347: denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file (ReadEXRImage func in exr.c) (bsc#1036982)
- CVE-2017-8348: denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file (ReadMATImage func in mat.c) (bsc#1036983)
- CVE-2017-8345: denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file (ReadMNGImage func in png.c) (bsc#1036980)
- CVE-2017-8346: denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file (ReadDCMImage func in dcm.c) (bsc#1036981)
- CVE-2017-8353: denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file (ReadPICTImage func in pict.c) (bsc#1036988)
- CVE-2017-8354: denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file (ReadBMPImage func in bmp.c) (bsc#1036989)
- CVE-2017-8830: denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file (ReadBMPImage func in bmp.c:1379) (bsc#1038000)
- CVE-2017-7606: denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image (bsc#1033091)
- CVE-2017-8765: memory leak vulnerability via a crafted ICON file (ReadICONImage in coders\icon.c) (bsc#1037527)
- CVE-2017-8356: denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file (ReadSUNImage function in sun.c) (bsc#1036991)
- CVE-2017-8355: denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file (ReadMTVImage func in mtv.c) (bsc#1036990)
- CVE-2017-8344: denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file (ReadPCXImage func in pcx.c) (bsc#1036978)
- CVE-2017-8343: denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file (ReadAAIImage func in aai.c) (bsc#1036977)
- CVE-2017-8357: denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file (ReadEPTImage func in ept.c) (bsc#1036976)
- CVE-2017-9098: uninitialized memory usage in the ReadRLEImage RLE decoder function coders/rle.c (bsc#1040025)
- CVE-2017-9141: Missing checks in the ReadDDSImage function in coders/dds.c could lead to a denial of service (assertion) (bsc#1040303)
- CVE-2017-9142: Missing checks in theReadOneJNGImage function in coders/png.c could lead to denial of service (assertion) (bsc#1040304)
- CVE-2017-9143: A possible denial of service attack via crafted .art file in ReadARTImage function in coders/art.c (bsc#1040306)
- CVE-2017-9144: A crafted RLE image can trigger a crash in coders/rle.c could lead to a denial of service (crash) (bsc#1040332)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2017:1489-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
imagemagickDebian:12 |
before 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3 | 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3 |
imagemagickDebian:13 |
before 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3 | 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3 |
imagemagickDebian:14 |
before 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3 | 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3 |
ImageMagickSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 27 CVEs |
before 6.8.8.1-70.1 | 6.8.8.1-70.1 |
ImageMagickSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 27 CVEs |
before 6.8.8.1-70.1 | 6.8.8.1-70.1 |
ImageMagickSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 27 CVEs |
before 6.8.8.1-70.1 | 6.8.8.1-70.1 |
ImageMagickSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 27 CVEs |
before 6.8.8.1-70.1 | 6.8.8.1-70.1 |
ImageMagickSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 27 CVEs |
before 6.8.8.1-70.1 | 6.8.8.1-70.1 |
ImageMagickSUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 27 CVEs |
before 6.8.8.1-70.1 | 6.8.8.1-70.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-6502 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Imagemagick, published March 6, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.89%, the 59th percentile. Fixed in imagemagick 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3.
References
github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/126c7c98ea788241922c30df4a5633ea692cf8df
securityfocus.com/bid/96763
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6502
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7mrh-63q8-89f3
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6502
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20171489-1
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bugzilla.suse.com/1028075
bugzilla.suse.com/1033091
bugzilla.suse.com/1034870
bugzilla.suse.com/1034872
bugzilla.suse.com/1034876
bugzilla.suse.com/1036976
bugzilla.suse.com/1036977
bugzilla.suse.com/1036978
bugzilla.suse.com/1036980
bugzilla.suse.com/1036981
bugzilla.suse.com/1036982
bugzilla.suse.com/1036983
bugzilla.suse.com/1036984
bugzilla.suse.com/1036985
bugzilla.suse.com/1036986
bugzilla.suse.com/1036987
bugzilla.suse.com/1036988
bugzilla.suse.com/1036989
bugzilla.suse.com/1036990
bugzilla.suse.com/1036991
bugzilla.suse.com/1037527
bugzilla.suse.com/1038000
bugzilla.suse.com/1040025
bugzilla.suse.com/1040303
bugzilla.suse.com/1040304
bugzilla.suse.com/1040306
bugzilla.suse.com/1040332
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6502
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7606
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7941
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7942
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7943
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8343
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8344
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8345
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8346
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8347
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8348
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8349
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8350
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8351
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8352
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8353
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8354
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8355
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8356
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8357
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8765
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8830
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9098
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9141
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9142
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9143
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9144