ImageMagick: memory leak in rle file handling
Published Mar 17, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.81%
Description
Memory leak in coders/rle.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted rle file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 6.9.4-0
Configuration 2
- 11
- 42.2
- 42.1
- 13.2
- 11.0
- 12
- 11
- 12
- 12
- 12
Configuration 3
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 16.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
ImageMagick
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 77.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.82% (0.01822) | 75.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.48% (0.00484) | 63.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.20% (0.01201) | 85.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 1.11% (0.01107) | 84.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 0.98% (0.00979) | 83.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 2, 2023 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 79.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.59% (0.00588) | 74.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00009.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00010.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00011.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00018.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00037.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00028.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/13 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3131-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9853 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343513 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9853
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9853
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.