CVE-2017-14650

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A Remote Code Execution vulnerability has been found in the Horde_Image library when using the "Im" backend that utilizes ImageMagick's "convert" utility. It's not exploitable through any Horde application, because the code path to the vulnerability is not used by any Horde code. Custom applications using the Horde_Image library might be affected. This vulnerability affects all versions of Horde_Image from 2.0.0 to 2.5.1, and is fixed in 2.5.2. The problem is missing input validation of the index field in _raw() during construction of an ImageMagick command line.

Published: 2017-09-21 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-14650 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.99%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.18% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-14650

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-14650

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.80% 3.99% +1.18%
2 2026-05-25 3.00% 2.80% -0.19%
3 2025-04-07 — 3.00% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-14650

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.1 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.2 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-14650

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-14650

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2017-14650 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (php-horde-image), 3 status rows across 3 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid): resolved 3. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14650
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-14650 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (php-horde-image), 19 status rows across 19 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): DNE 11, not-affected 4, ignored 2, needed 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14650

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-14650

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
horde horde_image_api 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde horde_image_api 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde_image_api:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-14650

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