CVE-2012-3438
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Published: August 7, 2012 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:43 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGraphicsMagick
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
The Magick_png_malloc function in coders/png.c in GraphicsMagick 6.7.8-6 does not use the proper variable type for the allocation size, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PNG file that triggers incorrect memory allocation.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://graphicsmagick.hg.sourceforge.net/hgweb/graphicsmagick/graphicsmagick/rev/d6e469d02cd2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00102.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50090
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:165
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=844105
References (7)
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://graphicsmagick.hg.sourceforge.net/hgweb/graphicsmagick/graphicsmagick/rev/d6e469d02cd2Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00102.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/50090Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:165VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77259Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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