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CVE-2017-6497

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6497 describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in ImageMagick version 6.9.7, triggered by processing a specially crafted PSD file. This flaw carries a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.9.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.05%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0205 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: ImageMagick
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ImageMagick
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: ImageMagick
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: ImageMagick

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-6497Low

ImageMagick: NULL pointer dereference in psd.c

Feb 11, 2017

References

bugs.debian.org / 856882
Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/7f2dc7a1afc067d0c89f12c82bcdec0445fb1b94
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/96594
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry