4.3

CVE-2012-3437: imagemagick

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2012-3437
Published 07-08-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-3437 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 2.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.78%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DLA-242-1

Timeline

  1. 07-08-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Magick_png_malloc function in coders/png.c in ImageMagick 6.7.8 and earlier 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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.78%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.78% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
2.78%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • imagemagick< 8:6.7.7.10-3
Imagemagick1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

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