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CVE-2017-12877

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-12877 is a use-after-free vulnerability in ImageMagick's DestroyImage function, affecting versions prior to 7.0.6-6 across various Linux distributions including Debian and Ubuntu. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.5) can be triggered remotely by an attacker via a crafted file, leading to a denial of service. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, the vulnerability remains a potential risk for unpatched systems.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 6.9.9-6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.0.0-0, < 7.0.6-6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*

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
2.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0229 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 (4)

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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-12877Low

ImageMagick: Use-after-free vulnerability in the DestroyImage function

Aug 10, 2017

References

blogs.gentoo.org / ago/2017/08/10/imagemagick-use-after-free-in-destroyimage-image-c
PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/04178de2247e353fc095846784b9a10fefdbf890
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201711-07
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3681-1
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-4040
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-4074
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/08/16/2
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory