HIGH
ImageMagick: Heap-based buffer over-read in ReadOneMNGImage function in coders/png.c
Published Dec 24, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.89%
Description
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16 x86_64 2017-12-21, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in ReadOneMNGImage in coders/png.c, related to length calculation and caused by an off-by-one error.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0.7-16
Configuration 2
OR
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
- 18.04
- 7.0
- 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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | 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.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
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
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
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.
2.89% 0.02885
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02885
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 (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.89% (0.02885) | 86.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.89% (0.02885) | 85.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.69% (0.00685) | 69.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.76% (0.01758) | 71.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.69% (0.00685) | 70.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00450) | 74.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 0.75% (0.00747) | 80.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 19, 2023 | 0.75% (0.00747) | 78.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 0.83% (0.00829) | 79.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 16, 2023 | 1.17% (0.01169) | 82.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.08% (0.01079) | 82.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.71% (0.00707) | 77.33th | 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 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 32.67th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 31.96th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 71.88th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102305 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17879 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1529170 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/906 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00000.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17879
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17879
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4074 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4204 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102305 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17879 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1529170 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/906 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00000.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17879 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17879 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4074 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4204 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 24, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Dec 23, 2017
Link CVE-2017-17879
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a