CVE-2012-3438: graphicsmagick

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-3438 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in graphicsmagick. EPSS estimates a 2.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

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 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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.