Resource exhaustion in Imagemagick
CVE-2012-0260
The JPEGWarningHandler function in coders/jpeg.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.6-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a JPEG image with a crafted sequence of restart markers.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (83.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.023 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Imagemagick
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 12.10, 13.10
- Debian Linux — versions 6.0
- openSUSE — versions 11.4, 12.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Aus — versions 6.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 5.0, 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 6.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 5.0, 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus — versions 6.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 5.0, 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/55035 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/49068 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74658 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/57224 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2132-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2462 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/49063 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52898 (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0544.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-0260?
- CVE-2012-0260 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2012-06-05.
- How severe is CVE-2012-0260?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.