CVE-2012-0259

6.5 MEDIUM
Published: June 05, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The GetEXIFProperty function in magick/property.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.6-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a zero value in the component count of an EXIF XResolution tag in a JPEG file, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00001.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0544.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48679
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/48974
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/49043
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/49063
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/49317
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/55035
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1435-1
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2462
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20629
Source: cret@cert.org
Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/81021
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52898
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027032
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-0259
Source: cret@cert.org
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74657
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0544.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48679
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/48974
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/49043
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/49063
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/49317
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/55035
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1435-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2012/vulnerability635606.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2462
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20629
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/81021
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52898
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027032
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-0259
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74657
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.4%
81th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

imagemagick canonical opensuse debian