CVE-2012-3437

medium

Published 2012-08-07 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

4.3

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`8:6.7.7.10-3`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`8:6.7.7.10-3`
debian	forky	fixed	`8:6.7.7.10-3`
debian	sid	fixed	`8:6.7.7.10-3`
debian	trixie	fixed	`8:6.7.7.10-3`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
imagemagick	imagemagick	`6.7.8-6`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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