ImageMagick: NULL pointer dereference in ReadCUTImage function
Published Aug 31, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.60%
Description
In ImageMagick 7.0.6-10, a NULL Pointer Dereference issue is present in the ReadCUTImage function in coders/cut.c that could allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (in the QueueAuthenticPixelCacheNexus function within the MagickCore/cache.c file) by submitting a malformed image file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0.6-10
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
| 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: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
- 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 | 1.60% (0.01605) | 74.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.60% (0.01605) | 72.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.37% (0.00366) | 56.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00336) | 72.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00336) | 70.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00336) | 67.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00236) | 59.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01550) | 33.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.55% (0.01550) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14060 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488979 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/710 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- 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-2017-14060
- 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-2017-14060
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14060 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488979 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/710 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| 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-2017-14060 | ||
| 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-2017-14060 |
Change history (0)
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