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CVE-2017-18273
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16 x86_64 2017-12-22, an infinite loop vulnerability was found in the function ReadTXTImage in coders/txt.c,…
Medium6.5EPSS 2.3%
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Description
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16 x86_64 2017-12-22, an infinite loop vulnerability was found in the function ReadTXTImage in coders/txt.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU exhaustion) via a crafted image file that is mishandled in a GetImageIndexInList call.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 17% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
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References (5)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180523 [SECURITY] [DLA 1381-1] imagemagick security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-3681-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/910 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190514 [SECURITY] [DLA 1785-1] imagemagick security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200907 [SECURITY] [DLA 2366-1] imagemagick security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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