ImageMagick: Memory leak in ReadXPMImage function in coders/xpm.c
Published Dec 14, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.30%
Description
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-12 Q16, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function ReadXPMImage in coders/xpm.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted xpm image file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0.7-12
Configuration 2
- 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.
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 v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.30% (0.02295) | 82.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.30% (0.02295) | 80.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 42.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 40.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00147) | 48.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 27.56th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 26.95th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 62.47th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102203 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17680 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1526069 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/873 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17680
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17680
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102203 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17680 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1526069 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/873 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17680 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17680 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.