Out-of-bounds Read Affecting ImageMagick/ImageMagick package, versions [,6.7.6-3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.91% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-IMAGEMAGICKIMAGEMAGICK-3007868
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed5 Jun 2012
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 5 Jun 2012

CVE-2012-1798  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade ImageMagick/ImageMagick to version 6.7.6-3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. 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.

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