VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-11446
The ReadPESImage function in coders\pes.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 has an infinite loop vulnerability that can cause CPU exhaustion via a crafted PES file.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.00%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.00%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The ReadPESImage function in coders\pes.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 has an infinite loop vulnerability that can cause CPU exhaustion via a crafted PES file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.00% probability · 81th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-835
- Affected
- imagemagick/imagemagick
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99964
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/537Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4019
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99964
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/537Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4019
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.