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CVE-2017-8355

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-8355 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability (memory leak) in ImageMagick versions 7.0.5-5, specifically within the ReadMTVImage function, which can be triggered by a specially crafted file. This medium-severity vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and user interaction, leading to high availability impact. While the EPSS score suggests a low likelihood of exploitation, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0.5-5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.5-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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: 3.0

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
1.93%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0193 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 26,220 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 (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-2017-8355Low

ImageMagick: Memory leak in the ReadMTVImage function

Apr 26, 2017

References

github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/450
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3863
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/98380
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry