ImageMagick: memory leak vulnerability in ReadXWDImage function in coders/xwd.c
Published Jul 10, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.43%
Description
The ReadXWDImage function in coders\xwd.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-6 has a memory leak vulnerability that can cause memory exhaustion via a crafted length (number of color-map entries) field in the header of an XWD file.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.0.5-6
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ImageMagick-0:6.9.10.68-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
autotrace-0:0.31.1-38.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
emacs-1:24.3-23.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
inkscape-0:0.92.2-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick
Out of support scope
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ImageMagick-0:6.9.10.68-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | autotrace-0:0.31.1-38.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | emacs-1:24.3-23.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | inkscape-0:0.92.2-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick | Out of support scope | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.43% (0.01432) | 72.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.43% (0.01432) | 69.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 32.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 31.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 29.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 26.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 33.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 21.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 9.79th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 25.53th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11166 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1772643 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/471 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11166
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11166
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11166 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1772643 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/471 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11166 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11166 |
Change history (0)
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