ImageMagick: assertion failure in MogrifyImageList function in MagickWand/mogrify.c
Published Mar 27, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.93%
Description
An issue was discovered in ImageMagick 7.0.7. The MogrifyImageList function in MagickWand/mogrify.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit in ReplaceImageInList) via a crafted file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0.7
Configuration 2
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
- 18.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ImageMagick-0:6.9.10.68-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
autotrace-0:0.31.1-38.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
emacs-1:24.3-23.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
inkscape-0:0.92.2-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
ImageMagick
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ImageMagick-0:6.9.10.68-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | autotrace-0:0.31.1-38.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | emacs-1:24.3-23.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | inkscape-0:0.92.2-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick | Affected | 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 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 | 1.93% (0.01925) | 79.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 2.15% (0.02146) | 80.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00188) | 56.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00188) | 55.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00125) | 45.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | 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 | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18252 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1561742 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/802 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00030.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18252
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18252
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18252 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1561742 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/802 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00030.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18252 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18252 |
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