ImageMagick 7.0.6-2 has a memory leak vulnerability in WriteMSLImage in coders/msl.c.
Priority LOW 31CWE-772Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-772.
Summary
ImageMagick 7.0.6-2 has a memory leak vulnerability in WriteMSLImage in coders/msl.c.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01305 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.6-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.6-2 | Vulnerable | ImageMagick |
- cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.6-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.6-2 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. 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-2017-14139
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-63rc-wphj-jr2w
References
Advisory 1
More Imagemagick vulnerabilities
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- TI-2023-16996 Improper input validation in ImageMagick CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-03148 The (1) HTTP and (2) FTP coders in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2016-03145 The EPHEMERAL coder in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allows remote… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2025-35690 ImageMagick BlobStream Forward-Seek Under-Allocation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-33094 ImageMagick has Stack Buffer Overflow in image.c CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-14139 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-14139 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-63rc-wphj-jr2w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-14139 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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