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CVE-2012-1798

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-1798 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the TIFFGetEXIFProperties function of ImageMagick versions prior to 6.7.6-3, affecting products like Debian, OpenSUSE, and Red Hat. This vulnerability, rated Medium (CVSS 6.5), can be triggered remotely by an unauthenticated attacker via a crafted TIFF image, leading to a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 6.7.6-3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:storage:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0240 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 26,221 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ImageMagick-0:6.5.4.7-6.el6_2
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-1798Low

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

Mar 28, 2012

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00001.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2012-0544.html
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/48974
Not Applicable
secunia.com / advisories/49063
Not Applicable
secunia.com / advisories/49068
Not Applicable
secunia.com / advisories/49317
Not Applicable
secunia.com / advisories/55035
Not Applicable
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/74659
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
debian.org / security/2012/dsa-2462
Third Party Advisory
imagemagick.org / discourse-server/viewtopic.php
PatchVendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 81023
Broken Link
securityfocus.com / bid/52898
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry