ImageMagick: Memory leak in the ReadICONImage function
Published May 4, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.64%
Description
The function named ReadICONImage in coders\icon.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-5 has a memory leak vulnerability which can cause memory exhaustion via a crafted ICON file.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.0.5-5
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:C
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 | 1.64% (0.01643) | 75.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01880) | 77.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00188) | 56.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00188) | 55.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00132) | 46.50th | 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 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3863 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98688 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8765 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449270 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/466 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8765
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8765
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3863 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98688 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8765 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449270 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/466 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8765 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8765 |
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