CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-7941

MEDIUMEPSS 83th pctl
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The ReadSGIImage function in sgi.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-4 allows remote attackers to consume an amount of available memory via a crafted file.

CWE-772

How to fix

Remediation Available
imagemagickDebian
Fixed in:8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-6CVE-2017-7941
Fixed in:8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-6CVE-2017-7941
Fixed in:8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-6CVE-2017-7941
Fixed in:8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-6CVE-2017-7941
imagemagickUbuntu
Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.7USN-3302-1
Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.7USN-3302-1
imagemagick-6.q16Ubuntu
Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.7USN-3302-1
libmagick++-6.q16-5v5Ubuntu
Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.7USN-3302-1
libmagick++5Ubuntu
Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.7USN-3302-1
libmagickcore-6.q16-2Ubuntu
Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.7USN-3302-1
libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extraUbuntu
Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.7USN-3302-1
libmagickcore5Ubuntu
Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.7USN-3302-1
libmagickcore5-extraUbuntu
Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.7USN-3302-1

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

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days
83rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 83% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2
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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.