CVE-2017-11170: imagemagick
CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-11170DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11170
Published 11-07-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-11170 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 1.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.68%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 2Timeline
- 11-07-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The ReadTGAImage function in coders\tga.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-6 has a memory leak vulnerability that can cause memory exhaustion via invalid colors data in the header of a TGA or VST file.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsHigh 8.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.68%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
77%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.68% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score1.68%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- imagemagick< 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-12
Imagemagick1 product
- imagemagick7.0.5-6
Ubuntu1 product
- imagemagick< 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.8 | < 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8
3 vendors · 3 products
References
6 links- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/472X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
