ImageMagick: Incorrect fix for CVE-2012-0248
Published Jun 5, 2012
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.88%
Description
Integer overflow in the SyncImageProfiles function in profile.c in ImageMagick 6.7.5-8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted IOP tag offsets in the IFD in an image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0248.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 6.7.5-8
Configuration 2
- 6.0
Configuration 3
- 10.04
- 11.04
- 11.10
- 12.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of ImageMagick as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 as they did not backport the insufficient patch for CVE-2012-0248.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 1.88% (0.01883) | 78.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01883) | 76.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.27% (0.00270) | 48.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.76% (0.00755) | 81.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 0.76% (0.00755) | 81.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 4, 2024 | 0.76% (0.00755) | 79.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00891) | 80.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47926 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48974 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49043 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49317 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://trac.imagemagick.org/changeset/6998/ImageMagick/branches/ImageMagick-6.7.5/magick/profile.c x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1435-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2462 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/19/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/80555 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51957 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1186 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=804591 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-1186 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76139 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1186
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1186
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