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imagemagick — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1798

The TIFFGetEXIFProperties function in coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.6-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted EXIF IFD in a TIFF image.

Products
imagemagick
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
8:6.7.4.0-4
CVEs
CVE-2012-1798
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 23:55 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1798

core-osv · Original source

Published 5 Jun 2012, 22:55 UTC

The TIFFGetEXIFProperties function in coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.6-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted EXIF IFD in a TIFF image.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1798

imagemagick

Fixed versions: 8:6.7.4.0-4

imagemagick

Fixed versions: 8:6.7.4.0-4

imagemagick

Fixed versions: 8:6.7.4.0-4

Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-23T18:02:10.957196436Z",
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