MEDIUM
ImageMagick: NULL pointer dereference in IdentifyImage function in MagickCore/identify.c
Published Aug 30, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.07%
Description
Null Pointer Dereference in the IdentifyImage function in MagickCore/identify.c in ImageMagick through 7.0.6-10 allows an attacker to perform denial of service by sending a crafted image file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- < 6.9.9-11
- ≥ 7.0.0-0 · ≤ 7.0.6-10
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
Configuration 3
OR
- 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
| 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.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
3.3 LOW Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.07% 0.02070
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02070
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 | 2.07% (0.02070) | 80.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.07% (0.02070) | 78.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.72% (0.00724) | 70.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00540) | 78.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00540) | 76.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.54% (0.00540) | 74.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00623) | 75.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | 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 | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (10)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100569 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13768 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1487679 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/706 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13768
- 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-2017-13768
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100569 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13768 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1487679 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/706 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13768 | ||
| 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-2017-13768 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 30, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Aug 30, 2017
Link CVE-2017-13768
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a