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CVE-2017-11170

The ReadTGAImage function in coders\tga.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-6 has a memory leak vulnerability...

8.8 HighFix available

The ReadTGAImage function in coders\tga.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-6 has a memory leak vulnerability that can cause memory exhaustion via invalid colors data in the header of a TGA or VST file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.68%Up 1.1 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

The ReadTGAImage function in coders\tga.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-6 has a memory leak vulnerability that can cause memory exhaustion via invalid colors data in the header of a TGA or VST file.

Record
CVE-2017-11170
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-772
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The ReadTGAImage function in coders\tga.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-6 has a memory leak vulnerability that can cause memory exhaustion via invalid colors data in the header of a TGA or VST file.

Record
CVE-2017-11170
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-2805 No score

The ReadTGAImage function in coders\tga.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-6 has a memory leak vulnerability that can cause memory exhaustion via invalid colors data in the header of a TGA or VST file.

Record
EUVD-2017-2805
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v6gc-wjh2-q2wq 8.8

The ReadTGAImage function in coders\tga.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-6 has a memory leak vulnerability...

The ReadTGAImage function in coders\tga.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-6 has a memory leak vulnerability that can cause memory exhaustion via invalid colors data in the header of a TGA or VST file.

Record
GHSA-v6gc-wjh2-q2wq
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-772
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.8

The ReadTGAImage function in coders\tga.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-6 has a memory leak vulnerability that can cause memory exhaustion via invalid colors data in the header of a TGA or VST file.

Record
CVE-2017-11170
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-11170 8.8

The ReadTGAImage function in coders\tga.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-6 has a memory leak vulnerability that can cause memory exhaustion via invalid colors data in the header of a TGA or VST file.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11170
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-11170 8.8

The ReadTGAImage function in coders\tga.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-6 has a memory leak vulnerability that can cause memory exhaustion via invalid colors data in the header of a TGA or VST file.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11170
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:0581-1 No score

Security update for ImageMagick

This update for ImageMagick fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-9405: A memory leak in the ReadICONImage function was fixed that could lead to DoS via memory exhaustion (bsc#1042911)
  • CVE-2017-9407: In ImageMagick, the ReadPALMImage function in palm.c allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file. (bsc#1042824)
  • CVE-2017-11166: In ReadXWDImage in coders\xwd.c a memoryleak could have caused memory exhaustion via a crafted length (bsc#1048110)
  • CVE-2017-11170: ReadTGAImage in coders\tga.c allowed for memory exhaustion via invalid colors data in the header of a TGA or VST file (bsc#1048272)
  • CVE-2017-11448: The ReadJPEGImage function in coders/jpeg.c in ImageMagick allowed remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized memory locations via a crafted file. (bsc#1049375)
  • CVE-2017-11450: A remote denial of service in coders/jpeg.c was fixed (bsc#1049374)
  • CVE-2017-11528: ReadDIBImage in coders/dib.c allows remote attackers to cause DoS via memory exhaustion (bsc#1050119)
  • CVE-2017-11530: ReadEPTImage in coders/ept.c allows remote attackers to cause DoS via memory exhaustion (bsc#1050122)
  • CVE-2017-11531: When ImageMagick processed a crafted file in convert, it could lead to a Memory Leak in the WriteHISTOGRAMImage() function in coders/histogram.c. (bsc#1050126)
  • CVE-2017-11533: A information leak by 1 byte due to heap-based buffer over-read in the WriteUILImage() in coders/uil.c was fixed (bsc#1050132)
  • CVE-2017-11537: When ImageMagick processed a crafted file in convert, it can lead to a Floating Point Exception (FPE) in the WritePALMImage() function in coders/palm.c, related to an incorrect bits-per-pixel calculation. (bsc#1050048)
  • CVE-2017-11638, CVE-2017-11642: A NULL pointer dereference in theWriteMAPImage() in coders/map.c was fixed which could lead to a crash (bsc#1050617)
  • CVE-2017-12418: ImageMagick had memory leaks in the parse8BIMW and format8BIM functions in coders/meta.c, related to the WriteImage function in MagickCore/constitute.c. (bsc#1052207)
  • CVE-2017-12427: ProcessMSLScript coders/msl.c allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS (bsc#1052248)
  • CVE-2017-12429: A memory exhaustion flaw in ReadMIFFImage in coders/miff.c was fixed, which allowed attackers to cause DoS (bsc#1052251)
  • CVE-2017-12432: In ImageMagick, a memory exhaustion vulnerability was found in the function ReadPCXImage in coders/pcx.c, which allowed attackers to cause a denial of service. (bsc#1052254)
  • CVE-2017-12566: A memory leak in ReadMVGImage in coders/mvg.c, could have allowed attackers to cause DoS (bsc#1052472)
  • CVE-2017-12654: The ReadPICTImage function in coders/pict.c in ImageMagick allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file. (bsc#1052761)
  • CVE-2017-12663: A memory leak in WriteMAPImage in coders/map.c was fixed that could lead to a DoS via memory exhaustion (bsc#1052754)
  • CVE-2017-12664: ImageMagick had a memory leak vulnerability in WritePALMImage in coders/palm.c. (bsc#1052750)
  • CVE-2017-12665: ImageMagick had a memory leak vulnerability in WritePICTImage in coders/pict.c. (bsc#1052747)
  • CVE-2017-12668: ImageMagick had a memory leak vulnerability in WritePCXImage in coders/pcx.c. (bsc#1052688)
  • CVE-2017-12674: A CPU exhaustion in ReadPDBImage in coders/pdb.c was fixed, which allowed attackers to cause DoS (bsc#1052711)
  • CVE-2017-13058: In ImageMagick, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function WritePCXImage in coders/pcx.c, which allowed attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file. (bsc#1055069)
  • CVE-2017-13131: A memory leak vulnerability was found in thefunction ReadMIFFImage in coders/miff.c, which allowed attackers tocause a denial of service (memory consumption in NewL (bsc#1055229)
  • CVE-2017-14060: A NULL Pointer Dereference issue in the ReadCUTImage function in coders/cut.c was fixed that could have caused a Denial of Service (bsc#1056768)
  • CVE-2017-14139: A memory leak…
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:0581-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3363-1 No score

imagemagick vulnerabilities

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain malformed image files. If a user or automated system using ImageMagick were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, an attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

Record
USN-3363-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
imagemagick
Debian:12
before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-12
8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-12
imagemagick
Debian:13
before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-12
8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-12
imagemagick
Debian:14
before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-12
8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-12
imagemagick
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 74 CVEs
before 8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u16, plus listed versions
8:6.7.7.10-58:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u108:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u118:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u128:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u13
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8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u148:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u158:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u28:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u38:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u48:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u58:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u68:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u78:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u88:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u9
8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u16
imagemagick
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 21 CVEs
before 8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u10, plus listed versions
8:6.8.9.9-58:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u18:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u28:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u38:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u4
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8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u58:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u68:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u78:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u88:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u9
8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u10
imagemagick
Debian:9
From an advisory covering 21 CVEs
before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-11+deb9u1, plus listed versions
8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-11
8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-11+deb9u1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 35 CVEs
before 6.8.8.1-71.42.1
6.8.8.1-71.42.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 35 CVEs
before 6.8.8.1-71.42.1
6.8.8.1-71.42.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 35 CVEs
before 6.8.8.1-71.42.1
6.8.8.1-71.42.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 35 CVEs
before 6.8.8.1-71.42.1
6.8.8.1-71.42.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 35 CVEs
before 6.8.8.1-71.42.1
6.8.8.1-71.42.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 35 CVEs
before 6.8.8.1-71.42.1
6.8.8.1-71.42.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 35 CVEs
before 6.8.8.1-71.42.1
6.8.8.1-71.42.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 35 CVEs
before 6.8.8.1-71.42.1
6.8.8.1-71.42.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 35 CVEs
before 6.8.8.1-71.42.1
6.8.8.1-71.42.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 35 CVEs
before 6.8.8.1-71.42.1
6.8.8.1-71.42.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 35 CVEs
before 6.8.8.1-71.42.1
6.8.8.1-71.42.1
imagemagick
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.8, plus listed versions
8:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu38:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu48:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu18:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu28:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3
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8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.18:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.28:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.38:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.48:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.58:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.68:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.7
8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.8
imagemagick
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8, plus listed versions
8:6.8.9.9-5ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-68:6.8.9.9-6build18:6.8.9.9-78:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu1
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8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu58:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.18:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.58:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.68:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.7
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8
imagemagick
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.8, plus listed versions
8:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu38:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu48:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu18:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu28:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3
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8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.18:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.28:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.38:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.48:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.58:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.68:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.7
8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.8
imagemagick
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8, plus listed versions
8:6.8.9.9-5ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-68:6.8.9.9-6build18:6.8.9.9-78:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu1
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8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu58:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.18:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.58:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.68:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.7
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8

History

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In short

CVE-2017-11170 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Imagemagick, published July 11, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.68%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in imagemagick 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-12.

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