ImageMagick: Infinite loop in ReadPESImage function in coders/pes.c
Published Jul 19, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.73%
Description
The ReadPESImage function in coders\pes.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 has an infinite loop vulnerability that can cause CPU exhaustion via a crafted PES file.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.0.6-1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Not affected
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 | Not affected | 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:N/I:N/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: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 v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.73% (0.01727) | 76.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.73% (0.01727) | 76.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00238) | 62.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00238) | 62.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00239) | 60.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99964 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11446 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1474391 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/537 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11446
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11446
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4019 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99964 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11446 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1474391 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/537 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11446 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11446 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4019 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
Change history (0)
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