ImageMagick: NULL pointer dereference LoadOpenCLDevices function in MagickCore/opencl.c
Published Mar 27, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.12%
Description
An issue was discovered in ImageMagick 7.0.7. A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in the function LoadOpenCLDevices in MagickCore/opencl.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.0.7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ImageMagick
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
ImageMagick
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of ImageMagick as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7 as they did not include support for OpenCL.
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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.12% (0.01121) | 64.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.12% (0.01121) | 64.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 34.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 32.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 11.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18253 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1561743 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/794 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18253
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18253
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18253 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1561743 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/794 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18253 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18253 |
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