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CVE-2017-5508

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5508 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in ImageMagick versions prior to 6.9.7-3 and 7.0.4-3, specifically within the PushQuantumPixel function. This vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), can be triggered by a remote attacker providing a crafted TIFF file, leading to a denial of service (application crash). While the attack requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0.1-0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.1-1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.1-2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.1-3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.1-4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.86%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0286 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 5,765 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, 0.0 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-2017-5508Moderate

ImageMagick: Heap-buffer-overflow in PushQuantumPixel

Jan 5, 2017

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/6.9.7-3/ChangeLog
Release Notes
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/7.0.4-3/ChangeLog
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/c073a7712d82476b5fbee74856c46b88af9c3175
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201702-09
imagemagick.org / discourse-server/viewtopic.php
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3799
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/01/16/6
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/5
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95748
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry