ImageMagick: Assertion failure in the WriteBlob function
Published Jul 23, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.18%
Description
The WriteBlob function in MagickCore/blob.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.8-10 and 7.x before 7.6.0-0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 6.9.8-10
- 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
- 7.0.5-2
- 7.0.5-3
- 7.0.5-4
- 7.0.5-5
- 7.0.5-6
- 7.0.5-7
- 7.0.5-8
- 7.0.5-9
- 7.0.5-10
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.
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: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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.18% (0.03183) | 87.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.18% (0.03183) | 86.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00115) | 27.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00145) | 51.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00145) | 49.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00154) | 49.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00200) | 56.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 31.12th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 30.48th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 69.44th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99934 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11524 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=867798 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1474912 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/506 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11524
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11524
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99934 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11524 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=867798 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1474912 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/506 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11524 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11524 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.