ImageMagick: Resource exhaustion in ExtractPostscript function in coders/wpg.c
Published Dec 14, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.98%
Description
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-12 Q16, a large loop vulnerability was found in the function ExtractPostscript in coders/wpg.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU exhaustion) via a crafted wpg image file that triggers a ReadWPGImage call.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0.7-12
Configuration 2
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
- 18.04
- 7.0
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.
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:C
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 v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.98% (0.02984) | 86.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.98% (0.02984) | 85.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.24% (0.01241) | 77.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 62.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 60.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00380) | 68.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00321) | 65.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 35.10th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 34.40th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 74.37th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102202 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17682 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1526077 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/870 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00000.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird 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-2017-17682
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17682
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102202 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17682 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1526077 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/870 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00000.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird 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-2017-17682 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17682 |
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