ImageMagick: Memory leak in ReadTGAImage function when processing TGA or VST file
Published Jul 11, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.68%
Description
The ReadTGAImage function in coders\tga.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-6 has a memory leak vulnerability that can cause memory exhaustion via invalid colors data in the header of a TGA or VST file.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.0.5-6
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 2, 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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.68% (0.01682) | 76.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.68% (0.01682) | 73.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00184) | 56.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00184) | 54.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 46.08th | 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 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.24th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 45.04th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99565 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11170 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1470669 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/472 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11170
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11170
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99565 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11170 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1470669 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/472 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11170 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11170 |
Change history (0)
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