ImageMagick: use-after-free in ReadOneMNGImage function in coders/png.c
Published May 18, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.19%
Description
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16 x86_64 2017-12-25, there is a use-after-free in ReadOneMNGImage in coders/png.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted MNG image file that is mishandled in an MngInfoDiscardObject call.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 7.0.7-16 · < 7.0.7-21
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.
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 2, 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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.19% (0.01189) | 66.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.21% (0.01207) | 66.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00086) | 37.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00086) | 35.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00083) | 33.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 30.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00096) | 38.79th | 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-2017-18272 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1581485 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/918 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18272
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18272
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18272 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1581485 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/918 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18272 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18272 |
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