ImageMagick: Memory leak in ReadWEBPImage function in coders/webp.c
Published Sep 4, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.06%
Description
ImageMagick 7.0.6-5 has a memory leak vulnerability in ReadWEBPImage in coders/webp.c because memory is not freed in certain error cases, as demonstrated by VP8 errors.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.0.6-5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ImageMagick
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
ImageMagick
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | ImageMagick | Not affected | 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:N/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:L/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 v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.06% (0.02056) | 80.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.06% (0.02056) | 78.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 71.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 70.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 66.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00246) | 60.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00276) | 63.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.66% (0.00663) | 18.75th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.66% (0.00663) | 18.17th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.66% (0.00663) | 47.40th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.66% (0.00663) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14138 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488438 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/639 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14138
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14138
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14138 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488438 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/639 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14138 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14138 |
Change history (0)
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