ImageMagick: Assertion failures in tga.c
Published Mar 6, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.32%
Description
An issue was discovered in ImageMagick 6.9.7. Incorrect TGA files could trigger assertion failures, thus leading to DoS.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 6.9.7
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:M/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 v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.32% (0.01321) | 69.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.32% (0.01321) | 67.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.28% (0.00276) | 49.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00196) | 58.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00196) | 55.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 30.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3808 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96591 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6498 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/856878 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1429549 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/65f75a32a93ae4044c528a987a68366ecd4b46b9 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/pull/359 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6498
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6498
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3808 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96591 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6498 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/856878 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1429549 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/65f75a32a93ae4044c528a987a68366ecd4b46b9 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/pull/359 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6498 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6498 |
Change history (0)
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