UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6499

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6499
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6499.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6499
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Published
2017-03-05T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:09Z
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
  • Ubuntu - medium
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).

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / imagemagick

Package

Name
imagemagick
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/imagemagick@8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.6?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.6

Affected versions

8:6.*

8:6.8.9.9-5ubuntu2
8:6.8.9.9-6
8:6.8.9.9-6build1
8:6.8.9.9-7
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu1
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu2
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu3
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu4
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.2
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.3
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.4
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.5

Ecosystem specific 

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        },
        {
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            "binary_name": "imagemagick-6.q16"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.6",
            "binary_name": "imagemagick-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.6",
            "binary_name": "libimage-magick-perl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.6",
            "binary_name": "libimage-magick-q16-perl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.6",
            "binary_name": "libmagick++-6-headers"
        },
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            "binary_name": "libmagick++-6.q16-5v5"
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            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.6",
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            "binary_name": "libmagickcore-6-arch-config"
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            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.6",
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        },
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            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.6",
            "binary_name": "libmagickwand-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.6",
            "binary_name": "perlmagick"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}