ImageMagick: Memory leak in the ReadSUNImage function
Published Apr 30, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.93%
Description
In ImageMagick 7.0.5-5, the ReadSUNImage function in sun.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0.5-5
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
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: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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.93% (0.01935) | 79.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 2.11% (0.02110) | 80.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 70.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 69.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 66.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00209) | 57.05th | 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)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3863 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98378 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8356 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449263 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/449 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8356
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8356
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3863 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98378 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8356 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449263 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/449 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8356 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8356 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.