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CVE-2017-11644

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-11644 describes a memory leak vulnerability in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1, specifically within the ReadMATImage() function in coders/mat.c, which can be triggered when processing a specially crafted file using the 'convert' utility. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to high availability impact (denial of service) without affecting confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a high-profile threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0.6-1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.6-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/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
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.62%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
73.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0162 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 26,236 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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 OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: ImageMagick

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-11644Low

ImageMagick: Memory-Leak in ReadMATImage() coders/mat.c

Jul 26, 2017

References

github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/587
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/100014
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry