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CVE-2017-17879

HIGHEPSS 85th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16 x86_64 2017-12-21, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in ReadOneMNGImage in coders/png.c, related to length calculation and caused by an off-by-one error.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

imagemagickDebian

Fixed in:8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3CVE-2017-17879

Fixed in:8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3CVE-2017-17879

Fixed in:8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3CVE-2017-17879

Fixed in:8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3CVE-2017-17879

imagemagickUbuntu

Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11USN-3681-1

Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11USN-3681-1

Fixed in:8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2USN-3681-1

imagemagick-6.q16Ubuntu

Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11USN-3681-1

Fixed in:8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2USN-3681-1

libmagick++-6.q16-5v5Ubuntu

Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11USN-3681-1

libmagick++-6.q16-7Ubuntu

Fixed in:8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2USN-3681-1

libmagick++5Ubuntu

Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11USN-3681-1

libmagickcore-6.q16-2Ubuntu

Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11USN-3681-1

libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extraUbuntu

Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11USN-3681-1

libmagickcore-6.q16-3Ubuntu

Fixed in:8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2USN-3681-1

libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extraUbuntu

Fixed in:8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2USN-3681-1

libmagickcore5Ubuntu

Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11USN-3681-1

libmagickcore5-extraUbuntu

Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11USN-3681-1

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

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.89%probability of exploitation in 30 days

85thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 85% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory5

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-5777	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix

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