CVE-2012-3437

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-08-07 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

ImageMagick: 6.7.8-6

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00101.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/50091
http://secunia.com/advisories/50398
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:160
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:092
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54714
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027321
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1544-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=844101
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77260
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0243
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00101.html

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