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)

EPSS: 0.019 (83.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • 55035 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
  • 49068 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
  • imagemagick-jpegwarninghandler-dos(74658) (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
  • openSUSE-SU-2012:0692 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
  • 57224 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
  • USN-2132-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • DSA-2462 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
  • 49063 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
  • 52898 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • RHSA-2012:0544 (x_refsource_REDHAT, 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.