CRITICAL
ImageMagick: NULL pointer dereference in the PostscriptDelegateMessage function
Published Sep 21, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.17%
Description
ImageMagick 7.0.7-0 Q16 has a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the function PostscriptDelegateMessage in coders/ps.c.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0.7-0
Configuration 2
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
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
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.17% 0.03175
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03175
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.17% (0.03175) | 87.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.17% (0.03175) | 86.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.59% (0.01591) | 79.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.20% (0.04201) | 80.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.70% (0.00703) | 80.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.70% (0.00703) | 79.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 24, 2023 | 0.70% (0.00700) | 77.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00534) | 73.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | 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 | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 29.93th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 68.62th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100940 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14624 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1499912 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/722 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-2017-14624
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14624
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100940 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14624 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1499912 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/722 | 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-2017-14624 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14624 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 21, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Sep 21, 2017
Link CVE-2017-14624
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a