First published: Tue Jun 05 2012(Updated: )
The JPEGWarningHandler function in coders/jpeg.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.6-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a JPEG image with a crafted sequence of restart markers.
Credit: cret@cert.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
ImageMagick | <6.7.6-3 | |
Ubuntu | =12.04 | |
Ubuntu | =12.10 | |
Ubuntu | =13.10 | |
Debian Linux | =6.0 | |
Red Hat Storage | =2.0 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux | =6.2 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | =5.0 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | =6.0 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS | =6.2 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | =5.0 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | =6.0 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | =6.2 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | =5.0 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | =6.0 | |
openSUSE | =11.4 | |
openSUSE | =12.1 |
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CVE-2012-0260 has a severity level classified as high due to its ability to cause denial of service.
To fix CVE-2012-0260, update ImageMagick to version 6.7.6-3 or later.
CVE-2012-0260 allows remote attackers to launch a denial of service attack through crafted JPEG images.
CVE-2012-0260 affects multiple versions of ImageMagick prior to 6.7.6-3.
CVE-2012-0260 affects users on several operating systems, including Ubuntu, Debian, and Red Hat distributions.