CVE-2012-1571

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—Trending — 5 sources updated this week

6.5

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.

CVSS v3: 6.5
EG Score: 6.5(medium)
EPSS: 69.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 17, 2012

Last Modified

April 29, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated May 29, 2026

Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit.

generic

[SECURITY] [DSA 2422-1] file security update

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2422

github_commit

commit 1aec04dbf8a2 (glensc/file)

Fix landed in glensc/file commit 1aec04dbf8a2 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/glensc/file/commit/1aec04dbf8a24b8a6ba64c4f74efa0628e36db0b

github_commit

commit 1859fdb4e67c (glensc/file)

Fix landed in glensc/file commit 1859fdb4e67c — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/glensc/file/commit/1859fdb4e67c49c463c4e0078054335cd46ba295

Patch Availability(3)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	file (5.03-5ubuntu1.1) @ lucid	2026-05-29	ubuntu
redhat	file-0:5.04-21.el6	2014-10-13	redhat
redhat	php-0:5.3.3-27.el6_5.1	2014-08-06	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2012-1571?

CVE-2012-1571 is a medium vulnerability published on July 17, 2012. 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.

When was CVE-2012-1571 disclosed?

CVE-2012-1571 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 17, 2012, with the most recent update on April 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2012-1571 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-1571 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 69.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-1571?

CVE-2012-1571 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2012-1571?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2012-1571, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2012-1571

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Advisory Details (3)

[SECURITY] [DSA 2422-1] file security update

commit 1aec04dbf8a2 (glensc/file)

commit 1859fdb4e67c (glensc/file)

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[SECURITY] [DSA 2422-1] file security update

commit 1aec04dbf8a2 (glensc/file)

commit 1859fdb4e67c (glensc/file)

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