CVE-2017-9440 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.5-5, a memory leak was found in the function ReadPSDChannel in coders/psd.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Published: 2017-06-05

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: 1.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.5-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-3914-1	imagemagick security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-18373	In ImageMagick 7.0.5-5, a memory leak was found in the function ReadPSDChannel in coders/psd.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
Ubuntu USN	USN-3363-1	ImageMagick vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01538.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98908
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/462
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9440
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9440

History

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Subscriptions

Imagemagick Imagemagick

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-06-05T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:11:00.381Z

Reserved: 2017-06-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-9440

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-06-05T18:29:00.220

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:28:06.553

Link: CVE-2017-9440

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-04-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-9440 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-772
Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

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