CVE-2012-0260

The JPEGWarningHandler function in coders/jpeg.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.6-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a JPEG image with a crafted sequence of restart markers.

Weakness

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

Affected Software

Name	Vendor	Start Version	End Version
Imagemagick	Imagemagick	*	6.7.6-3 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	RedHat	ImageMagick-0:6.2.8.0-15.el5_8	*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	RedHat	ImageMagick-0:6.5.4.7-6.el6_2	*
Imagemagick	Ubuntu	hardy	*
Imagemagick	Ubuntu	lucid	*
Imagemagick	Ubuntu	maverick	*
Imagemagick	Ubuntu	natty	*
Imagemagick	Ubuntu	oneiric	*
Imagemagick	Ubuntu	precise	*
Imagemagick	Ubuntu	upstream	*

Potential Mitigations

Mitigation of resource exhaustion attacks requires that the target system either:
The first of these solutions is an issue in itself though, since it may allow attackers to prevent the use of the system by a particular valid user. If the attacker impersonates the valid user, they may be able to prevent the user from accessing the server in question.
The second solution is simply difficult to effectively institute – and even when properly done, it does not provide a full solution. It simply makes the attack require more resources on the part of the attacker.

NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0260
CWE	https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Weakness

Affected Software

Potential Mitigations

References

CVE-2012-0260

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Weakness

Affected Software

Potential Mitigations

Related Attack Patterns

References