6.5

CVE-2017-9261: imagemagick

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-9261DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9261
Published 29-05-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-9261 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 1.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.46%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 4
DLA-1000-1SUSE-SU-2018:0349-1SUSE-SU-2018:0350-1SUSE-SU-2018:0413-1USN-3363-1

Timeline

  1. 29-05-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.5-6 Q16, the ReadMNGImage function in coders/png.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

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 score
1.46%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • imagemagick< 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-10
Imagemagick1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • imagemagick< 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.8 | < 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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