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CVE-2017-9098

HIGHEPSS 88th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

ImageMagick before 7.0.5-2 and GraphicsMagick before 1.3.24 use uninitialized memory in the RLE decoder, allowing an attacker to leak sensitive information from process memory space, as demonstrated by remote attacks against ImageMagick code in a long-running server process that converts image data on behalf of multiple users. This is caused by a missing initialization step in the ReadRLEImage function in coders/rle.c.

CWE-908

How to fix

Remediation Available
graphicsmagickDebian
Fixed in:1.3.24-1CVE-2017-9098
Fixed in:1.3.24-1CVE-2017-9098
Fixed in:1.3.24-1CVE-2017-9098
Fixed in:1.3.24-1CVE-2017-9098
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
ImageMagick Q16Windows application
Affected:6.9.8-1Fixed in:6.9.8-1ImageMagick Studio LLC
Affected:7.0.0-0 7.0.5-2Fixed in:7.0.5-2ImageMagick Studio LLC
ImageMagick Q16-HDRIWindows application
Affected:7.0.0-0 7.0.5-2Fixed in:7.0.5-2ImageMagick Studio LLC
Affected:6.9.8-1Fixed in:6.9.8-1ImageMagick Studio LLC

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 InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

3.57%probability of exploitation in 30 days
88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

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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.