Is CVE-2017-12671 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-12671 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-12671?

CVE-2017-12671 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-12671?

CVE-2017-12671 has an EPSS score of 1.11% (62th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-12671?

Upgrade imagemagick on debian 11 to 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-15 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-12671

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-3, a missing NULL assignment was found in coders/png.c, leading to an invalid free in the function RelinquishMagickMemory in MagickCore/memory.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available

imagemagickDebian

Fixed in:8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-15CVE-2017-12671

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.11%probability of exploitation in 30 days

62ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 62% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Other references1

debian.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-416 (Use After Free) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-0708	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-31166	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-5119	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2010-3962	High	8.1	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2015-0313	Critical	9.8	96%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2017-9798	High	7.5	95%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.