CVE-2012-1571

Public Exploit

Description

file before 5.11 and libmagic allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Composite Document File (CDF) file that triggers (1) an out-of-bounds read or (2) an invalid pointer dereference.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.27%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2422 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:035 vendor advisory
https://github.com/glensc/file/commit/1aec04dbf8a24b8a6ba64c4f74efa0628e36db0b patch exploit
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2012/000914.html mailing list patch
https://github.com/glensc/file/commit/1859fdb4e67c49c463c4e0078054335cd46ba295 patch exploit
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2123-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1571?
CVE-2012-1571 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1571?
To fix CVE-2012-1571, 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-2012-1571 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-1571 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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