CVE-2017-17914 — In ImageMagick 7
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16, a vulnerability was found in the function ReadOnePNGImage in coders/png.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (ReadOneMNGImage large loop) via a crafted mng image file.
Published
2017-12-27T17:08:22.530
Last modified
2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
01What is this vulnerability?
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16, a vulnerability was found in the function ReadOnePNGImage in coders/png.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (ReadOneMNGImage large loop) via a crafted mng image file.
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2017-12-27T17:08:22.530
- Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/908
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00000.html
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html
- usn.ubuntu.com — https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/
- github.com — https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/908
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00000.html
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html
- usn.ubuntu.com — https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/
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