CVE-2012-3437

Published Aug 7, 2012

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

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.
Source: secalert@redhat.com
NVD status: Modified

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 4.3
Impact score: 2.9
Exploitability score: 8.6
Vector string: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.7.8-6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "B943647A-4B39-41A7-B692-57E592ABEE69"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References