ImageMagick: NULL pointer dereference in psd.c
Published Mar 6, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.05%
Description
An issue was discovered in ImageMagick 6.9.7. A specially crafted psd file could lead to a NULL pointer dereference (thus, a DoS).
Affected products
No data.
- 6.9.7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
ImageMagick
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.05% (0.02047) | 80.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.05% (0.02047) | 78.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00242) | 64.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00242) | 63.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00242) | 60.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 23.96th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 57.50th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96594 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6497 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/856882 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1429548 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/7f2dc7a1afc067d0c89f12c82bcdec0445fb1b94 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6497
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6497
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96594 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6497 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/856882 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1429548 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/7f2dc7a1afc067d0c89f12c82bcdec0445fb1b94 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6497 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6497 |
Change history (0)
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