ImageMagick: Use-after-free in RendererFreetype
Published Oct 2, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.45%
Description
A use-after-free in RenderFreetype in MagickCore/annotate.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7-4 Q16 allows attackers to crash the application via a crafted font file, because the FT_Done_Glyph function (from FreeType 2) is called at an incorrect place in the ImageMagick code.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.0.7-4
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
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.45% (0.01450) | 72.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.45% (0.01450) | 72.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00238) | 62.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00238) | 62.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00239) | 60.09th | 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 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14989 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500348 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/781 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14989
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14989
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14989 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500348 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/781 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14989 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14989 | ||
| 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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