Vulnerability in Imagemagick
CVE-2017-17914
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16, a vulnerability was found in the function ReadOnePNGImage in coders/png.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (ReadOneMNGImage large loop) via a crafted mng image file.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.021 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions 7.0.7-16
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/908 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00000.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html (mailing-list)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-17914?
- CVE-2017-17914 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Excessive Iteration. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-12-27.
- How severe is CVE-2017-17914?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.