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title: "CVE-2012-1571\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-1571

Publication date 17 July 2012

Last updated 8 December 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-1571?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

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.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-1571?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| file | 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 5.09-2ubuntu0.2 |
| 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life |
| 11.04 natty | Ignored end of life |
| 10.10 maverick | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 5.03-5ubuntu1.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-1571?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand)

regression fix in DSA-2422-2

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| file | * Vendor:   <http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2422> * Vendor:   <http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2422-2> * Upstream:   [1859fdb](https://github.com/glensc/file/commit/1859fdb4e67c49c463c4e0078054335cd46ba295) * Upstream:   [1aec04d](https://github.com/glensc/file/commit/1aec04dbf8a24b8a6ba64c4f74efa0628e36db0b) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1571)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1571)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-1571)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1571)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2123-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2123-1)
+ file vulnerabilities
+ 26 February 2014

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1571>