MEDIUM
ImageMagick: Endless loop in ReadTXTImage function in coders/txt.c
Published Jul 22, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.00%
Description
The ReadTXTImage function in coders/txt.c in ImageMagick through 6.9.9-0 and 7.x through 7.0.6-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted file, because the end-of-file condition is not considered.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 6.9.9-0
- 7.0.0-0
- 7.0.1-0
- 7.0.1-1
- 7.0.1-2
- 7.0.1-3
- 7.0.1-4
- 7.0.1-5
- 7.0.1-6
- 7.0.1-7
- 7.0.1-8
- 7.0.1-9
- 7.0.1-10
- 7.0.2-0
- 7.0.2-1
- 7.0.2-2
- 7.0.2-3
- 7.0.2-4
- 7.0.2-5
- 7.0.2-6
- 7.0.2-7
- 7.0.2-8
- 7.0.2-9
- 7.0.2-10
- 7.0.3-0
- 7.0.3-1
- 7.0.3-2
- 7.0.3-3
- 7.0.3-4
- 7.0.3-5
- 7.0.3-6
- 7.0.3-7
- 7.0.3-8
- 7.0.3-9
- 7.0.3-10
- 7.0.4-0
- 7.0.4-1
- 7.0.4-2
- 7.0.4-3
- 7.0.4-4
- 7.0.4-5
- 7.0.4-6
- 7.0.4-7
- 7.0.4-8
- 7.0.4-9
- 7.0.4-10
- 7.0.5-0
- 7.0.5-1
- 7.0.5-4
- 7.0.5-5
- 7.0.5-6
- 7.0.5-7
- 7.0.5-8
- 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.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
3.3 LOW Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
7.1 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.00% 0.02998
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02998
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.00% (0.02998) | 86.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.00% (0.02998) | 85.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.43% (0.00425) | 60.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.10% (0.01098) | 84.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 1.33% (0.01332) | 84.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.24% (0.01236) | 83.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.26% (0.02262) | 50.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.26% (0.02262) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (10)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11523 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/869210 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1474845 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/83e0f8ffd7eeb7661b0ff83257da23d24ca7f078 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/a8f9c2aabed37cd6a728532d1aed13ae0f3dfd78 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/591 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11523
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11523
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4019 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11523 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/869210 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1474845 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/83e0f8ffd7eeb7661b0ff83257da23d24ca7f078 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/a8f9c2aabed37cd6a728532d1aed13ae0f3dfd78 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/591 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11523 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11523 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4019 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 22, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jul 22, 2017
Link CVE-2017-11523
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a