CVE-2012-4564: canonical ubuntu_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-4564 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 13.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1Timeline
- 11-11-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
ppm2tiff does not check the return value of the TIFFScanlineSize function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PPM image that triggers an integer overflow, a zero-memory allocation, and a heap-based buffer overflow.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
13.52%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
96%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 13.52% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugzilla.redhat.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Redhat4 products
- enterprise_linux_desktop5.0 | 6.0
- enterprise_linux_eus6.3
- enterprise_linux_server5.0 | 6.0
- enterprise_linux_workstation5.0 | 6.0
Debian2 products
- tiff< 3.9.4-5+squeeze7 | < 4.0.2-5
- debian_linuxEOL6.0 | 7.0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL8.04 | 10.04 | 11.10 | 12.04 | 12.10
Libtiff1 product
- libtiff≤ 4.0.3
Opensuse1 product
- opensuseEOL11.4
5 vendors · 9 products
References
12 links
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=871700X Refsource CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00076.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory