CVE-2017-6499

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6499
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-6499.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2017-6499
Downstream
Published
2017-03-06T02:59:00Z
Modified
2026-08-18T11:36:34Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue was discovered in Magick++ in ImageMagick 6.9.7. A specially crafted file creating a nested exception could lead to a memory leak (thus, a DoS).

Database specific 
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            "cpes":  [
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            ],
            "extracted_events":  [
                {
                    "introduced":  "8.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected":  "8.0"
                },
                {
                    "introduced":  "9.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected":  "9.0"
                }
            ],
            "source":  "CPE_STRING",
            "vendor_product":  "debian:debian_linux"
        }
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/imagemagick/imagemagick

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/imagemagick/imagemagick
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
3358f060fc182551822576b2c0a8850faab5d543
Database specific
Show details 
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    "source":  "REFERENCES"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-6499.json"
vanir_signatures 
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            "length":  3492
        },
        "id":  "CVE-2017-6499-8cc4e5e2",
        "signature_type":  "Function",
        "signature_version":  "v1",
        "source":  "https://github.com/imagemagick/imagemagick/commit/3358f060fc182551822576b2c0a8850faab5d543",
        "target":  {
            "file":  "Magick++/lib/Exception.cpp",
            "function":  "Magick::throwException"
        }
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        "source":  "https://github.com/imagemagick/imagemagick/commit/3358f060fc182551822576b2c0a8850faab5d543",
        "target":  {
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vanir_signatures_modified 
"2026-08-18T11:36:34Z"

Git / github.com/imagemagick/imagemagick6

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/imagemagick/imagemagick6
Events
Introduced
2b6357621f2d4752dd3b83fce2570e6d4382121e
Last Affected
2b6357621f2d4752dd3b83fce2570e6d4382121e
Database specific
Show details 
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    "cpe":  "cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
    "extracted_events":  [
        {
            "introduced":  "6.9.7"
        },
        {
            "last_affected":  "6.9.7"
        }
    ],
    "source":  "CPE_STRING"
}

Affected versions

6.*
6.9.7
6.9.7-0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-6499.json"