Is CVE-2012-0260 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-0260 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0260?

CVE-2012-0260 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-0260

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 2.3%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.5 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-400
EPSS score: 2.3% (84th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-0296)
Published: June 5, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0296 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
debian / debian linux
imagemagick / imagemagick
opensuse / opensuse
opensuse / opensuse
redhat / enterprise linux aus
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux eus
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux server eus
redhat / enterprise linux workstation
redhat / enterprise linux workstation
redhat / storage

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH-Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1384 - historical

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00001.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0544.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0545.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/48974(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/49063(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/49068(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/49317(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/55035(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/57224(Broken Link)
http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2012/vulnerability635606.html(Broken Link)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2462(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20629(Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.osvdb.org/81022(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52898(Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027032(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2132-1(Third Party Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74658(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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