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CVE-2017-12806

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  • Published2019-05-09
  • WeaknessCWE-400

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Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-6, a memory exhaustion vulnerability was found in the function format8BIM, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-05-0916:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Imagemagick
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.0= 7.0.6-6no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • autotraceRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstationall versions · fixed in 0:0.31.1-38.el7and 2 other packages
  • autotraceRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::serverall versions · fixed in 0:0.31.1-38.el7and 2 other packages
  • autotraceRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenodeall versions · fixed in 0:0.31.1-38.el7and 2 other packages
  • autotraceRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientall versions · fixed in 0:0.31.1-38.el7and 2 other packages
  • emacsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstationall versions · fixed in 1:24.3-23.el7and 6 other packages
  • emacsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::serverall versions · fixed in 1:24.3-23.el7and 6 other packages
  • emacsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenodeall versions · fixed in 1:24.3-23.el7and 6 other packages
  • emacsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientall versions · fixed in 1:24.3-23.el7and 6 other packages

25 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2017-12806 Red Hat Product Security218 products fixed · 7 known affected

    ImageMagick: memory exhaustion in function format8BIM causing denial of service

    ImageMagick as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · ImageMagick-c++ as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · ImageMagick-c++-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · +4 more

  • RHSA-2020:1180 Red Hat Product Security218 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: ImageMagick security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2020:1180 · 218 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  2. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2017-12806 · 7 productsOut of support scope

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2019-05-09
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-vrxr-xrv5-vf5r

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12806?

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-6, a memory exhaustion vulnerability was found in the function format8BIM, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Is CVE-2017-12806 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-12806 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.9% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-12806?

CVE-2017-12806 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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