CVE-2012-3437
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.8%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- EPSS score
- 2.8% (86th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-3404)
- Published
- August 7, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-3404 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- imagemagick / imagemagick
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00101.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50091(Vendor Advisory)
- 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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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