CVE-2012-3438 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2012-3438?

CVE-2012-3438 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick, published on 7 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3438?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3438?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2012-3438 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3438 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2017-11636 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-11637 Null dereference in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-11641 Denial of service in n/a Critical 9.8

All Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3438, GHSA-9cj3-p33g-x9hg.