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title: "CVE-2012-3438\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-3438

Publication date 7 August 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The Magick\_png\_malloc function in coders/png.c in GraphicsMagick 6.7.8-6
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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| graphicsmagick | 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life |
| 11.04 natty | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-3438?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| graphicsmagick | * Upstream:   <http://graphicsmagick.hg.sourceforge.net/hgweb/graphicsmagick/graphicsmagick/rev/d6e469d02cd2> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3438)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3438)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-3438)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3438)

### Other references

* <http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/77259>
* <http://secunia.com/advisories/50090>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3438>