CVE-2012-1571
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CVE-2012-1571 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 4.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Christos Zoulas | File | <= 5.10 |
| Tim Robbins | Libmagic | All versions |
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