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CVE-2017-1000445

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-1000445 is a null pointer dereference vulnerability affecting ImageMagick versions 7.0.7-1 and older, as well as various distributions of Debian and Ubuntu Linux that include ImageMagick. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium) due to its potential for denial of service (DoS) if an unauthenticated attacker can trick a user into processing a specially crafted image. While the vulnerability is publicly known, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit tools like Metasploit or ExploitDB entries. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating a low level of public attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 6.9.9-15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.0.0-0, <= 7.0.7-1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0228 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 26,234 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: ImageMagick
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ImageMagick
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: ImageMagick
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: ImageMagick

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-1000445Moderate

imagemagick: NULL pointer dereference in MagickCore component can lead to a denial of service

Jan 2, 2018

References

github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/775
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00002.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3681-1
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/102368
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry