CVE-2017-12668: imagemagick
CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-12668DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12668
Published 07-08-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-12668 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 1.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.46%
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 3Timeline
- 07-08-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
ImageMagick 7.0.6-2 has a memory leak vulnerability in WritePCXImage in coders/pcx.c.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versionsHigh 8.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 8.8Preferred score · OSV · Ubuntu (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesSingle source
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.46%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
73%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.46% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score1.46%
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
- imagemagick7.0.6-2
Ubuntu1 product
- imagemagickAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
5 links- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/2ba8f335fa06daf1165e0878462686028e633a74X Refsource MISCPatchVendor Advisory