CVE-2012-3438
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 84.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-08-07 21:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 20:05Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-06-14
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b97f73940bcc1a40a56cae9620b791fc0710f8a2677f3f7fc5fa7d8e27e52759
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2012:165http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:165
- graphicsmagick.hg.sourceforge.nethttp://graphicsmagick.hg.sourceforge.net/hgweb/graphicsmagick/graphicsmagick/rev/d6e469d02cd2
- secunia.com50090http://secunia.com/advisories/50090
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comgraphicsmagick-png-dos(77259)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77259
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2013:0536http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00102.html
- www.securityfocus.com54716http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54716
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=844105
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- graphicsmagick Fixed in 1.3.16-1.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- graphicsmagick Fixed in 1.3.16-1.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- graphicsmagick Fixed in 1.3.16-1.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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