Null pointer dereference in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-6497
Published: May 29, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6787
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6497
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in psd.c source code file due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input. A local attacker can provide a specially crafted .psd file, trigger NULL pointer dereference and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists in psd.c source code file due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input. A local attacker can provide a specially crafted .psd file, trigger NULL pointer dereference and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Affected software
ImageMagick
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6497
Install update from vendor's website.