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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-11446

The ReadPESImage function in coders\pes.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 has an infinite loop vulnerability that can cause CPU exhaustion via a crafted PES file.

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1 Nov 2026, 08:41 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-11446

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 Jul 2017, 07:29 UTC

The ReadPESImage function in coders\pes.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 has an infinite loop vulnerability that can cause CPU exhaustion via a crafted PES file.

osv:CVE-2017-11446
Complete source record
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:49:27.331880498Z",
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      "references": [
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