Vulnerability identifier: #VU44016

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1610

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor: ImageMagick.org

Description

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.

Mitigation
Update to version 6.7.6-4.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 6.7.0-0 - 6.7.0-10, 6.7.1-0 - 6.7.1-10, 6.7.2-0 - 6.7.2-10, 6.7.3-0 - 6.7.3-10, 6.7.4-0 - 6.7.4-10, 6.7.5-0 - 6.7.5-10, 6.7.6-0 - 6.7.6-3

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External links
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
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-0259
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74660

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.