CVE-2012-1798

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    CVE-2012-1798

    Published: 5 Jun 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00001.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0544.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/48974, http://secunia.com/advisories/49063, http://secunia.com/advisories/49068, http://secunia.com/advisories/49317, http://secunia.com/advisories/55035, http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2462, http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20629, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52898, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027032, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74659, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00001.html, http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20629, http://www.osvdb.org/81023

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High