CVE-2012-1055 — Heap-based buffer overflow in PhotoLine 17.01 and possibly other versions before 17.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a JPEG2000 (JP2) file with a crafted Quantization Default (QCD) marker segment

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Heap-based buffer overflow in PhotoLine 17.01 and possibly other versions before 17.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a JPEG2000 (JP2) file with a crafted Quantization Default (QCD) marker segment

Published Feb 14, 2012

6.8

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.56%

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in PhotoLine 17.01 and possibly other versions before 17.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a JPEG2000 (JP2) file with a crafted Quantization Default (QCD) marker segment.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.56% 0.02561

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02561

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.56% (0.02561)	84.54th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.71% (0.02705)	83.96th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	3.14% (0.03136)	85.99th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 17, 2024	2.92% (0.02915)	90.56th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Dec 12, 2024	4.19% (0.04190)	92.54th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Sep 13, 2023	4.57% (0.04568)	91.52th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	5.40% (0.05397)	91.91th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	6.31% (0.06309)	90.90th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	6.31% (0.06309)	90.06th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	6.31% (0.06309)	77.91th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (4)

http://osvdb.org/78985
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/47477
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51948
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73103
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://osvdb.org/78985		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/47477		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51948		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73103		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Feb 14, 2012

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Feb 13, 2012

Link CVE-2012-1055

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2012-1055

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2012-1055