Double free vulnerability in magick/profile.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to…
Priority LOW 38CWE-415Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-415 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Double free vulnerability in magick/profile.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02071 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | ImageMagick |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5506
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-92p2-9f7j-3544
References
Patch 5
- [oss-security] 20170116 CVE Request: Imagemagick: various flaws: memory corruption, out-of-bounds writes, memory leaks, double-frees, off-by-one errors
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=851383
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/354
- [oss-security] 20170116 Re: CVE Request: Imagemagick: various flaws: memory corruption, out-of-bounds writes, memory leaks, double-frees, off-by-one errors
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/9a069e0f2e027ec5138f998023cf9cb62c04889f
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2017-5506 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-5506 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-92p2-9f7j-3544 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-5506 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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