CVE-2017-11170
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.
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
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 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV: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 High
CVSS: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 High
CVSS: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 High
CVSS: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 High
CVSS: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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
imagemagickDebian:12 |
before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-12 | 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-12 |
imagemagickDebian:13 |
before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-12 | 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-12 |
imagemagickDebian:14 |
before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-12 | 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-12 |
imagemagickDebian: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 Show 10 moreShow less8:6.7.7.10-5+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 |
imagemagickDebian: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 Show 5 moreShow less8:6.8.9.9-5+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 |
imagemagickDebian: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 |
ImageMagickSUSE: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 |
ImageMagickSUSE: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 |
ImageMagickSUSE: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 |
ImageMagickSUSE: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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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ImageMagickSUSE: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 |
ImageMagickSUSE: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 |
ImageMagickSUSE: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 |
ImageMagickSUSE: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 |
ImageMagickSUSE: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 |
ImageMagickSUSE: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 |
ImageMagickSUSE: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 |
imagemagickUbuntu: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 Show 7 moreShow less8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.18:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.28:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.38:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.48:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.58:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.68:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.7 |
8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.8 |
imagemagickUbuntu: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 Show 11 moreShow less8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu58:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.18:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.58:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.68:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.7 |
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8 |
imagemagickUbuntu: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 Show 7 moreShow less8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.18:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.28:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.38:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.48:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.58:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.68:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.7 |
8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.8 |
imagemagickUbuntu: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 Show 11 moreShow less8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu58:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.18:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.58:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.68:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.7 |
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
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.
References
github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/472
securityfocus.com/bid/99565
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11170
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v6gc-wjh2-q2wq
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-11170
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180581-1
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bugzilla.suse.com/1042824
bugzilla.suse.com/1042911
bugzilla.suse.com/1048110
bugzilla.suse.com/1048272
bugzilla.suse.com/1049374
bugzilla.suse.com/1049375
bugzilla.suse.com/1050048
bugzilla.suse.com/1050119
bugzilla.suse.com/1050122
bugzilla.suse.com/1050126
bugzilla.suse.com/1050132
bugzilla.suse.com/1050617
bugzilla.suse.com/1052207
bugzilla.suse.com/1052248
bugzilla.suse.com/1052251
bugzilla.suse.com/1052254
bugzilla.suse.com/1052472
bugzilla.suse.com/1052688
bugzilla.suse.com/1052711
bugzilla.suse.com/1052747
bugzilla.suse.com/1052750
bugzilla.suse.com/1052754
bugzilla.suse.com/1052761
bugzilla.suse.com/1055069
bugzilla.suse.com/1055229
bugzilla.suse.com/1056768
bugzilla.suse.com/1057163
bugzilla.suse.com/1058009
bugzilla.suse.com/1072898
bugzilla.suse.com/1074119
bugzilla.suse.com/1074170
bugzilla.suse.com/1075821
bugzilla.suse.com/1076182
bugzilla.suse.com/1078433
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11166
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11170
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11448
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11450
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11528
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11530
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11531
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11533
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11537
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11638
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11642
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12418
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12427
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12429
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12432
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12566
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12654
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12663
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12664
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12665
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12668
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12674
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13058
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13131
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14060
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14139
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14224
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17682
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17885
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17934
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18028
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9405
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9407
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5357
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6405
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11170
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3363-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11170
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9261
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9262
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9405
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9407
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9409
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9439
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9440
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9501
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10928
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11141
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11188
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11352
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11360
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11447
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11448
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11449
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11450
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11478
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