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CVE-2012-1798 json

The TIFFGetEXIFProperties function in coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.6-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out…

published 2012-06-05 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-1808

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • imagemagick imagemagick 6.7.6-3
  • imagemagick Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 8:6.7.4.0-4

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1798

  • ImageMagick RHEL 6 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2
  • ImageMagick-c++ RHEL 6 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2
  • ImageMagick-perl RHEL 6 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:0544

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-1798 updated cvss 4.3

ImageMagick: Out-of-bounds buffer read by copying image bytes for TIFF images with crafted TIFF EXIF IFD value

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) ImageMagick 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++ 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) ImageMagick 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++ 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-perl 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) ImageMagick 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++ 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-perl 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) ImageMagick 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++ 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) ImageMagick 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++ 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-perl 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ImageMagick 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++ 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) ImageMagick 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++ 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-perl 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0544
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 ImageMagick
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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