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CVE-2017-17879

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-17879 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in ImageMagick versions 7.0.7-16 and earlier, specifically within the ReadOneMNGImage function, affecting various distributions of ImageMagick on Canonical and Debian Linux. This flaw, caused by an off-by-one error in length calculation, carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not widely targeted.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0.7-16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.7-16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
17.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.89%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0289 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisoryvendor investigatingvia 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-2017-17879Low

ImageMagick: Heap-based buffer over-read in ReadOneMNGImage function in coders/png.c

Dec 24, 2017

References

github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/906
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3681-1
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-4074
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4204
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/102305
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry