MEDIUM
ImageMagick: Infinite loop in the ReadWPGImage function
Published Sep 12, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.04%
Description
ImageMagick 7.0.6-6 has a large loop vulnerability in ReadWPGImage in coders/wpg.c, causing CPU exhaustion via a crafted wpg image file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0.6-6
Configuration 2
OR
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
- 18.04
- 8.0
- 9.0
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
7.1 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.04% 0.02042
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02042
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.04% (0.02042) | 80.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 2.04% (0.02042) | 80.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 69.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 68.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 65.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 60.77th | 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 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 30.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14341 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1491262 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/7d63315a64267c565d1f34b9cb523a14616fed24 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/654 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14341
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14341
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14341 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1491262 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/7d63315a64267c565d1f34b9cb523a14616fed24 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/654 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14341 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14341 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 12, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Sep 12, 2017
Link CVE-2017-14341
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a