CVE-2017-5511

Description

coders/psd.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging an improper cast, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.35% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/c8c6a0f123d5e35c173125365c97e2c0fc7eca42 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/16/6 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=851374 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-09 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95746 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3799 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/347 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/5 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/7d65a814ac76bd04760072c33e452371692ee790 issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5511?
CVE-2017-5511 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-5511?
To fix CVE-2017-5511, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-5511 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-5511 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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