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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.831747
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandriva Update for graphicsmagick MDVSA-2012:165 (graphicsmagick)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'graphicsmagick'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'graphicsmagick'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability 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/OS:
graphicsmagick on Mandriva Linux 2011.0,
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.2

Solution:
Please Install the Updated Packages.

CVSS Score:
4.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-3438
50090
http://secunia.com/advisories/50090
54716
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54716
MDVSA-2012:165
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:165
graphicsmagick-png-dos(77259)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77259
http://graphicsmagick.hg.sourceforge.net/hgweb/graphicsmagick/graphicsmagick/rev/d6e469d02cd2
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=844105
openSUSE-SU-2013:0536
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00102.html
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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