Out-of-bounds Read in Imagemagick

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 EXIF IFD in a TIFF image.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.014 (80.9th 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, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
  • imagemagick-tiffexififd-dos(74659) (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
  • 49068 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
  • openSUSE-SU-2012:0692 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
  • 81023 (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
  • DSA-2462 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
  • 49063 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
  • 52898 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • RHSA-2012:0544 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • 48974 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-1798?
CVE-2012-1798 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2012-06-05.
How severe is CVE-2012-1798?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.