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CVE-2012-3438

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-3438 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in GraphicsMagick versions 6.7.8-6 and earlier. A flaw in the Magick_png_malloc function, specifically an improper variable type for allocation size, allows remote attackers to crash the application via a specially crafted PNG file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.3.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0247 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

graphicsmagick.hg.sourceforge.net / hgweb/graphicsmagick/graphicsmagick/rev/d6e469d02cd2
ExploitPatch
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00102.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/50090
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/77259
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securityfocus.com / bid/54716