CVE-2012-1571
MEDIUM6.5EPSS 0.60%file - missing bounds check
Published: 7/17/2012Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1571
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/filefrom 0, < 5.11-1
- Debian/filefrom 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 |