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Mandriva Update for graphicsmagick MDVSA-2012:165 (graphicsmagick)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'graphicsmagick' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
A vulnerability has been found and corrected in graphicsmagick: 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 (CVE-2012-3438). The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
Affected Software
Affected Software
graphicsmagick on Mandriva Linux 2011.0, Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.2
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.