CVE-2017-14173

Name: CVE-2017-14173
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-09-07T06:29:00.36+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 1.94%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-14173 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the function ReadTXTImage() in coders/txt.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-10, an integer overflow might occur for the addition operation "GetQuantumRange(depth)+1" when "depth" is large, producing a smaller value than expected. As a result, an infinite loop would occur for a crafted TXT file that claims a very large "max_value" value.. EPSS estimates a 1.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In the function ReadTXTImage() in coders/txt.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-10, an integer overflow might occur for the addition operation "GetQuantumRange(depth)+1" when "depth" is large, producing a smaller value than expected. As a result, an infinite loop would occur for a crafted TXT file that claims a very large "max_value" value.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.94%

77.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Imagemagick	Imagemagick	7.0.6-10
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	17.10
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0

References

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/50f54462076648ac2e36c3f58f4dadd4babbf1c9Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/713Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/50f54462076648ac2e36c3f58f4dadd4babbf1c9Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/713Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 7, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-14173?

How severe is CVE-2017-14173?

CVE-2017-14173 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.94% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14173?

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Source: NVD / NIST