Is CVE-2017-9501 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-9501 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-9501?

CVE-2017-9501 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-9501?

CVE-2017-9501 has an EPSS score of 1.93% (78th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9501?

Upgrade imagemagick on debian 11 to 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-12 or later. Fixes are available for 7 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-9501

MEDIUMEPSS 78th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.5-7 Q16, an assertion failure was found in the function LockSemaphoreInfo, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

CWE-617

How to fix

Remediation Available

imagemagickDebian

Fixed in:8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-12CVE-2017-9501

imagemagickUbuntu

Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.8USN-3363-1

Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8USN-3363-1

imagemagick-6.q16Ubuntu

Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8USN-3363-1

libmagick++-6.q16-5v5Ubuntu

Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8USN-3363-1

libmagick++5Ubuntu

Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.8USN-3363-1

libmagickcore-6.q16-2Ubuntu

Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8USN-3363-1

libmagickcore5Ubuntu

Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.8USN-3363-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.93%probability of exploitation in 30 days

78thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 78% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-617 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-8617	High	7.5	93%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-36222	High	7.5	78%	-	Fix
CVE-2006-5779	High	7.5	75%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-27212	High	7.5	64%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-5740	High	7.5	59%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-28425	Medium	5.5	55%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.