CVE-2012-1571
file - missing bounds check
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.33%
Description
file before 5.11 and libmagic allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Composite Document File (CDF) file that triggers (1) an out-of-bounds read or (2) an invalid pointer dereference.
How to fix CVE-2012-1571
To remediate CVE-2012-1571, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/file—upgrade to 5.11-1 or later
- —upgrade to 5.04-5+squeeze1 or later
Is CVE-2012-1571 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 5.11-1
- from 0, < 5.04-5+squeeze1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |