6.5

CVE-2012-1798: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2012-1798
Published 05-06-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-1798 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.37%
0%100%
Low · -0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DSA-2462-1RHSA-2012:0544

Timeline

  1. 05-06-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

84%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.03 pp

From 2.40% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.37%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat7 products
Debian2 products
Imagemagick1 product
Opensuse1 product

4 vendors · 11 products

References

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