ImageMagick: Heap-based buffer overflow in the WritePCXImage function
Published Sep 9, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.02%
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow in WritePCXImage in coders/pcx.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-8 Q16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or code execution 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 3, 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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 4.02% (0.04018) | 90.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.02% (0.04018) | 89.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.03% (0.02033) | 82.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.32% (0.04319) | 81.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.29% (0.02289) | 83.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.69% (0.02688) | 90.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 2.34% (0.02345) | 88.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01590) | 85.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.90% (0.03899) | 85.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.79% (0.03795) | 67.26th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.92% (0.03919) | 72.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.92% (0.03919) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100702 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14224 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1491251 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/733 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14224
- 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-2017-14224
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100702 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14224 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1491251 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/733 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14224 | ||
| 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-2017-14224 | ||
| 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)
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