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CVE-2012-1571

file before 5.11 and libmagic allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Composite Docume

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.006
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
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Affected Products & Versions

2
christos zoulas file<= 5.10
tim robbins libmagicall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
pocgithub.com · 1859fdb4e67c49c463c4e0078054335cd46ba295github.com
pocgithub.com · 1aec04dbf8a24b8a6ba64c4f74efa0628e36db0bgithub.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

8
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalWmiexec Default Output File
productcriticalHackTool - QuarksPwDump Dump File
productcriticalWmiprvse Wbemcomn DLL Hijack - File
productcriticalHackTool - Dumpert Process Dumper Default File
productcriticalHackTool - Mimikatz Kirbi File Creation
producthighOpenCanary - SMB File Open Request
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD17 Jul 2012 · 09:55 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
SSVC asks the questions that actually drive patch urgency: is it being exploited, can attacks be automated, and how total is the impact.
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Vendor Advisories

15
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10221-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10290-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10344-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:2408-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:2328-1
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2012/000914.htmlPatch
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2422
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:035
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2123-1
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