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CVE-2017-14741

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-14741 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in ImageMagick versions 7.0.7-3 and earlier, specifically within the ReadCAPTIONImage function. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger an infinite loop by providing a specially crafted font file, leading to resource exhaustion and system unavailability. While rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.5) due to its remote attack vector and high impact on availability, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0.7-3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.7-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
69.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0138 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 26,221 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-2017-14741Low

ImageMagick: Infinite loop in the ReadCAPTIONImage function

Sep 21, 2017

References

github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/771
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html
usn.ubuntu.com / 3681-1