ImageMagick: Heap-buffer overflow in sun.c
Published Mar 6, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.32%
Description
An issue was discovered in ImageMagick 6.9.7. A specially crafted sun file triggers a heap-based buffer over-read.
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% (0.01318) | 69.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.32% (0.01318) | 66.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.27% (0.00269) | 48.35th | 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 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 32.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3808 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96592 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6500 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/856879 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1429554 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/3007531bfd326c5c1e29cd41d2cd80c166de8528 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/375 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/376 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6500
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6500
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3808 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96592 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6500 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/856879 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1429554 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/3007531bfd326c5c1e29cd41d2cd80c166de8528 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/375 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/376 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6500 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6500 |
Change history (0)
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