CVE-2017-12587: imagemagick Excessive Iteration
CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-12587DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12587
Published 06-08-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-12587 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Excessive Iteration vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 2.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.03%
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 8 · Related 4Timeline
- 06-08-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 has a large loop vulnerability in the ReadPWPImage function in coders\pwp.c.
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
2.03%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
81%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.03% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score2.03%
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-16
Imagemagick1 product
- imagemagick7.0.6-1
Ubuntu1 product
- imagemagick< 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11 | < 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11
3 vendors · 3 products
References
8 links- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/535X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
