CVE-2017-6498

Publication date 5 March 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

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

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
imagemagick 16.10 yakkety
Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.5
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.6
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.6
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 8:6.6.9.7-5ubuntu3.9

Notes

mdeslaur

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

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
imagemagick

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
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

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3232-1
    • ImageMagick vulnerabilities
    • 14 March 2017

Other references