ImageMagick: Memory leak in the ReadMNGImage function
Published May 29, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.46%
Description
In ImageMagick 7.0.5-6 Q16, the ReadMNGImage function in coders/png.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.0.5-6
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01464) | 72.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01464) | 72.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00082) | 35.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00082) | 33.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.53th | 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 | 0.78% (0.00777) | 21.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.78% (0.00777) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98730 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9261 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1457318 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/476 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9261
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9261
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98730 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9261 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1457318 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/476 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9261 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9261 |
Change history (0)
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