ImageMagick: Memory exhaustion in ReadBMPImage function in coders/bmp.c in ImageMagick
Published Sep 1, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.91%
Description
The ReadBMPImage function in coders/bmp.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted BMP file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0.6-6
Configuration 2
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
- 18.04
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: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
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.91% (0.02910) | 86.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.91% (0.02910) | 85.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.57% (0.00571) | 66.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00782) | 82.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00782) | 81.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.78% (0.00782) | 79.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00605) | 75.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 48.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12693 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488445 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/652 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12693
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12693
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12693 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488445 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/652 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12693 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12693 |
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