ImageMagick: NULL pointer dereference in WritePTIFImage() in coders/tiff.c
Published Jul 26, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.69%
Description
When ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 processes a crafted file in convert, it can lead to an address access exception in the WritePTIFImage() function in coders/tiff.c.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.0.6-1
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
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- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
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- 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 | 2.69% (0.02692) | 85.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.69% (0.02692) | 83.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.59% (0.00589) | 67.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00413) | 74.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00413) | 73.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00413) | 70.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00366) | 68.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00567) | 74.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 32.67th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 31.96th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 71.88th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99989 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11640 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1475463 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/584 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11640
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11640
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4019 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4040 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99989 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11640 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1475463 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/584 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11640 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11640 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4019 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4040 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
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