CVE-2017-11523: imagemagick Infinite Loop
CVSS: 7.1v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-11523DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11523
Published 22-07-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-11523 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Infinite Loop vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 3.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
3.48%
0%100%
Low · +0.48 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2github, reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 1Timeline
- 22-07-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The ReadTXTImage function in coders/txt.c in ImageMagick through 6.9.9-0 and 7.x through 7.0.6-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted file, because the end-of-file condition is not considered.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
High 7.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
3.48%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
89%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.48 pp
From 3.00% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score3.48%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundImagemagick
Maturity: poc
Exploit Reference (bugs.debian.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- imagemagick< 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-14
Imagemagick1 product
- imagemagick≤ 6.9.9-0 | 7.0.0-0 | 7.0.1-0 | 7.0.1-1 | 7.0.1-2 | 7.0.1-3 | 7.0.1-4 | 7.0.1-5 | 7.0.1-6 | 7.0.1-7 | 7.0.1-8 | 7.0.1-9 | 7.0.1-10 | 7.0.2-0 | 7.0.2-1 | 7.0.2-2 | 7.0.2-3 | 7.0.2-4 | 7.0.2-5 | 7.0.2-6 | 7.0.2-7 | 7.0.2-8 | 7.0.2-9 | 7.0.2-10 | 7.0.3-0 | 7.0.3-1 | 7.0.3-2 | 7.0.3-3 | 7.0.3-4 | 7.0.3-5 | 7.0.3-6 | 7.0.3-7 | 7.0.3-8 | 7.0.3-9 | 7.0.3-10 | 7.0.4-0 | 7.0.4-1 | 7.0.4-2 | 7.0.4-3 | 7.0.4-4 | 7.0.4-5 | 7.0.4-6 | 7.0.4-7 | 7.0.4-8 | 7.0.4-9 | 7.0.4-10 | 7.0.5-0 | 7.0.5-1 | 7.0.5-4 | 7.0.5-5 | 7.0.5-6 | 7.0.5-7 | 7.0.5-8 | 7.0.6-1
Ubuntu1 product
- imagemagickAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
9 links- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/83e0f8ffd7eeb7661b0ff83257da23d24ca7f078X Refsource CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/a8f9c2aabed37cd6a728532d1aed13ae0f3dfd78X Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory