CVE-2012-0260

Description

The JPEGWarningHandler function in coders/jpeg.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.6-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a JPEG image with a crafted sequence of restart markers.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.94% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory imagemagick.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/55035 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/49068 third party advisory broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74658 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00001.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/57224 third party advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2132-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2462 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49063 third party advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52898 vdb entry third party advisory patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0544.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48974 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/49317 third party advisory broken link
http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2012/vulnerability635606.html broken link
http://www.osvdb.org/81022 vdb entry broken link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027032 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20629 issue tracking patch vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0545.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0260?
CVE-2012-0260 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0260?
To fix CVE-2012-0260, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-0260 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-0260 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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