SB2012060601 - Input validation error in ImageMagick
Published: June 6, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012060601
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1610)
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a large component count for certain EXIF tags in a JPEG image.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48974
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49043
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49317
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55035
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1435-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2462
- http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20629
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/04/6
- http://www.osvdb.org/81024
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52898
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-0259
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74660