CVE-2017-14224
A heap-based buffer overflow in WritePCXImage in coders/pcx.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-8 Q16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or code execution via a crafted file.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.02%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow in WritePCXImage in coders/pcx.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-8 Q16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or code execution via a crafted file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.02% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- imagemagick/imagemagick
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.0% 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/100702Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/733Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4032
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4040
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100702Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/733Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4032
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4040
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.