ImageMagick: Memory allocation failure in AcquireMagickMemory (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8866)
Published Mar 27, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.39%
Description
The ReadPCXImage function in coders/pcx.c in ImageMagick 7.0.4.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (attempted large memory allocation and application crash) via a crafted file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8862 and CVE-2016-8866.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.0.4-9
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 OpenShift Enterprise 2
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 OpenShift Enterprise 2 | 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:L/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
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.39% (0.01387) | 71.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.39% (0.01387) | 68.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.19% (0.00187) | 38.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00236) | 62.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 18, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00236) | 61.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00235) | 59.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | 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 | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97166 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7275 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/27/imagemagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-acquiremagickmemory-memory-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8862-and-cve-2016-8866/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1437934 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/271 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7275
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7275
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97166 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7275 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/27/imagemagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-acquiremagickmemory-memory-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8862-and-cve-2016-8866/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1437934 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/271 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7275 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7275 |
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