CVE-2012-1610
7.5 · HIGHOverview
CVE-2012-1610 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting imagemagick imagemagick. It was published on June 5, 2012 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
Integer overflow in the GetEXIFProperty function in magick/property.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.6-4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a large component count for certain EXIF tags in a JPEG image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0259.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from imagemagick. Update imagemagick to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | imagemagick | >= 0, < 6.7.6-4 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2012-1610?
CVE-2012-1610 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting imagemagick imagemagick. It was published on June 5, 2012 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2012-1610?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2012-1610?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from imagemagick. Update imagemagick to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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