CVE-2012-1186

Name: CVE-2012-1186
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2012-06-05T22:55:09.95+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 1.88%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-1186 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Integer overflow in the SyncImageProfiles function in profile.c in ImageMagick 6.7.5-8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted IOP tag offsets in the IFD in an image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0248.. EPSS estimates a 1.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Integer overflow in the SyncImageProfiles function in profile.c in ImageMagick 6.7.5-8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted IOP tag offsets in the IFD in an image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0248.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.88%

76.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-835

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Imagemagick	Imagemagick	<= 6.7.5-8
Debian	Debian Linux	6.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	10.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	11.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	11.10
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04
Opensuse	Opensuse	11.4
Opensuse	Opensuse	12.1

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47926Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/48974Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/49043Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/49317Broken Link
http://trac.imagemagick.org/changeset/6998/ImageMagick/branches/ImageMagick-6.7.5/magick/profile.cBroken Link
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1435-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2462Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/19/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/80555Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51957Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-1186Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76139Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47926Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/48974Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/49043Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/49317Broken Link
http://trac.imagemagick.org/changeset/6998/ImageMagick/branches/ImageMagick-6.7.5/magick/profile.cBroken Link
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1435-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2462Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/19/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/80555Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51957Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-1186Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76139Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Jun 5, 2012
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2012-1186?

How severe is CVE-2012-1186?

CVE-2012-1186 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.88% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1186?

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Source: NVD / NIST