DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1571

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2012-1571
Downstream
DSA-2422-1
Published: 17 Jul 2012, 21:55
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:11

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
26/100
CVSS Score
6.5 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

17 Jul 2012, 21:55
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:11
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•file

    < 5.11-1 | < 5.11-1 | < 5.11-1 | < 5.11-1

References (1)