Medium severity · published Jun 5, 2012
CVE-2012-1798
The TIFFGetEXIFProperties function in coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.6-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted…
6.5
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The TIFFGetEXIFProperties function in coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.6-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted EXIF IFD in a TIFF image.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
6.2 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
6.2 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
6.2 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
IM
Imagemagick · Imagemagick
before 6.7.6-3 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
11.4; 12.1 · source: NVD
ST
Storage · Redhat
2.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1798
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1798
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0544.html
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/48974
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/49063
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/49068
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/49317
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