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CVE-2012-0248

Publication date 13 February 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

ImageMagick 6.7.5-7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and hang) via a crafted image whose IFD contains IOP tags that all reference the beginning of the IDF.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
imagemagick 12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 8:6.6.9.7-5ubuntu3.1
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 8:6.6.0.4-3ubuntu1.1
11.04 natty
Fixed 7:6.6.2.6-1ubuntu4.1
10.10 maverick Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 7:6.5.7.8-1ubuntu1.2
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life

Notes

jdstrand

r6998 is the fix for CVE-2012-1186 which was assigned as an incomplete fix for this issue (see oss-sec for more information).

mdeslaur

see fixes in CVE-2012-0247

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H