4.3

CVE-2012-3425: canonical ubuntu_linux

Modified
Published 13-08-2012Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-3425 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.36%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DLA-375-1

Timeline

  1. 13-08-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The png_push_read_zTXt function in pngpread.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.58, 1.2.x before 1.2.48, 1.4.x before 1.4.10, and 1.5.x before 1.5.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a large avail_in field value in a PNG image.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 3.36% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
Libpng1 product
  • libpng1.4.0 | 1.4.1 | 1.4.2 | 1.4.3 | 1.4.4 | 1.4.5 | 1.4.6 | 1.4.7 | 1.4.8 | 1.4.9 | 1.2.0 | 1.2.1 | 1.2.2 | 1.2.3 | 1.2.4 | 1.2.5 | 1.2.6 | 1.2.7 | 1.2.8 | 1.2.9 | 1.2.10 | 1.2.11 | 1.2.12 | 1.2.13 | 1.2.14 | 1.2.15 | 1.2.16 | 1.2.17 | 1.2.18 | 1.2.19 | 1.2.20 | 1.2.21 | 1.2.22 | 1.2.23 | 1.2.24 | 1.2.25 | 1.2.26 | 1.2.27 | 1.2.28 | 1.2.29 | 1.2.30 | 1.2.31 | 1.2.32 | 1.2.33 | 1.2.34 | 1.2.35 | 1.2.36 | 1.2.37 | 1.2.38 | 1.2.39 | 1.2.40 | 1.2.41 | 1.2.42 | 1.2.43 | 1.2.43:devel | 1.2.44 | 1.2.45 | 1.2.45:devel | 1.2.46 | 1.2.46:devel | 1.2.47 | 1.2.47:beta | 1.2.48:betas | 1.5.0:beta | 1.5.1 | 1.5.1:beta | 1.5.2 | 1.5.2:beta | 1.5.3:beta | 1.5.4 | 1.5.4:beta | 1.5.5 | 1.5.5:beta | 1.5.6 | 1.5.6:beta | 1.5.7 | 1.5.7:beta | 1.5.8 | 1.5.8:beta | 1.5.9 | 1.5.9:beta | 1.5.10:beta | 1.0.0 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3 | 1.0.5 | 1.0.6 | 1.0.7 | 1.0.8 | 1.0.9 | 1.0.10 | 1.0.11 | 1.0.12 | 1.0.13 | 1.0.14 | 1.0.15 | 1.0.16 | 1.0.17 | 1.0.18 | 1.0.19 | 1.0.20 | 1.0.21 | 1.0.22 | 1.0.23 | 1.0.24 | 1.0.25 | 1.0.26 | 1.0.27 | 1.0.28 | 1.0.29 | 1.0.30 | 1.0.31 | 1.0.32 | 1.0.33 | 1.0.34 | 1.0.35 | 1.0.37 | 1.0.38 | 1.0.39 | 1.0.40 | 1.0.41 | 1.0.42 | 1.0.43 | 1.0.44 | 1.0.45 | 1.0.46 | 1.0.47 | 1.0.48 | 1.0.50 | 1.0.51 | 1.0.52 | 1.0.53 | 1.0.54 | 1.0.55 | 1.0.55:rc01 | 1.0.56 | 1.0.56:devel | 1.0.57 | 1.0.57:rc01
Opensuse1 product
Redhat1 product

5 vendors · 5 products

References

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