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CVE-2017-5511

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5511 is a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in ImageMagick, specifically within the coders/psd.c component, affecting various Debian Linux distributions and ImageMagick versions. This flaw, stemming from an improper cast, allows remote attackers to achieve significant impact. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity and no user interaction, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered substantial community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 6.9.7-3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.0.0-0, < 7.0.4-3CPE 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0547 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 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 0.0 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-2017-5511Moderate

ImageMagick: Memory corruption heap overflow in psd.c

Jan 7, 2017

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/7d65a814ac76bd04760072c33e452371692ee790
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/c8c6a0f123d5e35c173125365c97e2c0fc7eca42
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/347
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201702-09
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3799
Third Party Advisory
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/95746
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry