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CVE-2017-6498

Published: 5 March 2017

An issue was discovered in ImageMagick 6.9.7. Incorrect TGA files could trigger assertion failures, thus leading to DoS.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
This is 0183-Fix-an-assertion-faillure-in-TGA.patch

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
imagemagick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (8:6.6.9.7-5ubuntu3.9)
trusty
Released (8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.6)
upstream
Released (8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-2)
xenial
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.6)
yakkety
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.5)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/65f75a32a93ae4044c528a987a68366ecd4b46b9

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H