# CVE-2012-1610: Integer overflow in the GetEXIFProperty function in magick/property.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.6-4 allows remote attackers to cause a denia

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-06-05 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the GetEXIFProperty function in magick/property.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.6-4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a large component count for certain EXIF tags in a JPEG image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0259.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/55035
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00001.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/04/6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49043
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2462
- http://www.osvdb.org/81024
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-0259
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52898
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1435-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48974
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49317
- http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20629
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74660

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