ImageMagick: memory leak in the function ReadMATImage in coders/mat.c
Published Jan 12, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.00%
Description
In ImageMagick 7.0.6-10 Q16, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function ReadMATImage in coders/mat.c, which allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0.6-10
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
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.
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 v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.00% (0.04000) | 90.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.08% (0.04077) | 89.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 47.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00145) | 51.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00145) | 49.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00207) | 56.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 31.12th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 30.48th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 69.44th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102519 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18029 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1534732 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/691 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18029
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18029
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102519 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18029 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1534732 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/691 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18029 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18029 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.