Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2012-1571 is a crash vulnerability in file/libmagic before 5.11. If a vulnerable system inspects a malicious CDF document, the file-identification component can crash, affecting availability but not confidentiality or integrity based on the supplied record. Exposure is most likely where servers, mail gateways, upload scanners, security tools, or applications use file/libmagic to classify untrusted documents. The source bundle does not provide CPEs or a complete affected distribution package matrix. Treat as a moderate availability risk. It is unlikely to expose data directly, but could disrupt document-processing, upload, mail, or scanning workflows if legacy file/libmagic versions remain in production. Mitigation focus: Upgrade file/libmagic to 5.11 or a vendor-patched package.; Apply Debian, Ubuntu, Mandriva, or relevant distribution security updates.; Prioritize systems processing untrusted uploads, email attachments, or document scans..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H2.83.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/glensc/file/commit/1aec04dbf8a24b8a6ba64c4f74efa0628e36db0bCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/glensc/file/commit/1859fdb4e67c49c463c4e0078054335cd46ba295CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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