ImageMagick: Heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadSFWImage function
Published Aug 21, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.44%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadSFWImage function in coders/sfw.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.0.6-8
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
| 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 |
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:H/I:H/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:P/I:P/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 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 | 2.44% (0.02440) | 83.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.44% (0.02440) | 82.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.48% (0.00484) | 63.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00807) | 82.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00807) | 81.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.81% (0.00807) | 79.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00571) | 74.52th | 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-2017-12983 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1487238 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/682 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12983
- 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-2017-12983
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4032 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4040 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12983 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1487238 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/682 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12983 | ||
| 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-2017-12983 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4032 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4040 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.