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TI-2012-00250 Aliases CVE-2012-0259GHSA-fq4j-xxf4-7frh

The GetEXIFProperty function in magick/property.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.6-3 allows…

Priority LOW 33CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The GetEXIFProperty function in magick/property.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.6-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a zero value in the component count of an EXIF XResolution tag in a JPEG file, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02333 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 6.7.6-3VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.4VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.7.6-3 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2012:0544 Released 2012-05-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ImageMagick security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) ImageMagick-6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++-6.5.4.7-6.el6_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) ImageMagick-6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++-6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++-devel-6.5.4.7-6.el6_2 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) ImageMagick-6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++-6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++-devel-6.5.4.7-6.el6_2 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) ImageMagick-6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-6.5.4.7-6.el6_2.ppc, ImageMagick-c++-6.5.4.7-6.el6_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) ImageMagick-6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++-6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++-6.5.4.7-6.el6_2.ppc +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ImageMagick-6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++-6.5.4.7-6.el6_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) ImageMagick-6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++-6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++-devel-6.5.4.7-6.el6_2 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0544
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0544
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0544
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0544
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0544
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0544
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0544
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0259
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fq4j-xxf4-7frh

References

Patch 2

Advisory 4

Other 2

Sources

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