CVE-2012-0259
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.33% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- imagemagick/imagemagick · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS 2.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0544.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48679Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48974Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49043Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49063Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49317Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55035Broken Link
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1435-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2012/vulnerability635606.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2462Third Party Advisory
- http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20629Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/81021Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52898Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027032Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-0259Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74657Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0544.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48679Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48974Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49043Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49063Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49317Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55035Broken Link
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1435-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2012/vulnerability635606.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2462Third Party Advisory
- http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20629Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/81021Broken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.