ImageMagick: memory exhaustion in function format8BIM causing denial of service
Published May 9, 2019
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.94%
Description
In ImageMagick 7.0.6-6, a memory exhaustion vulnerability was found in the function format8BIM, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.0.6-6
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ImageMagick-0:6.9.10.68-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
autotrace-0:0.31.1-38.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
emacs-1:24.3-23.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
inkscape-0:0.92.2-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick
Out of support scope
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ImageMagick-0:6.9.10.68-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | autotrace-0:0.31.1-38.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | emacs-1:24.3-23.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | inkscape-0:0.92.2-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick | Out of support scope | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of ImageMagick as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 as they already contained the patched code.
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:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/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 3, 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 3, 2026 | 2.94% (0.02938) | 86.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.94% (0.02938) | 85.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.17% (0.00168) | 35.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 1.10% (0.01098) | 84.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2024 | 1.10% (0.01098) | 84.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2024 | 0.94% (0.00944) | 82.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.94% (0.00944) | 80.73th | 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 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 35.10th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 34.40th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 74.37th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12806 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1708517 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/660 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PF62B5PJA2JDUOCKJGUQO3SPL74BEYSV/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WHIKB4TP6KBJWT2UIPWL5MWMG5QXKGEJ/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12806
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4034-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12806
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12806 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1708517 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/660 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PF62B5PJA2JDUOCKJGUQO3SPL74BEYSV/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WHIKB4TP6KBJWT2UIPWL5MWMG5QXKGEJ/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12806 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4034-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12806 |
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