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CVE-2020-12672

GraphicsMagick through 1.3.35 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ReadMNGImage in coders/png.c.

7.5 HighFix available

GraphicsMagick through 1.3.35 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ReadMNGImage in coders/png.c.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.92%Up 1.9 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

GraphicsMagick through 1.3.35 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ReadMNGImage in coders/png.c.

Record
CVE-2020-12672
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

GraphicsMagick through 1.3.35 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ReadMNGImage in coders/png.c.

Record
CVE-2020-12672
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-4968 No score

GraphicsMagick through 1.3.35 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ReadMNGImage in coders/png.c.

Record
EUVD-2020-4968
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cg2w-mf57-v7rg 7.5

GraphicsMagick through 1.3.35 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ReadMNGImage in coders/png.c.

GraphicsMagick through 1.3.35 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ReadMNGImage in coders/png.c.

Record
GHSA-cg2w-mf57-v7rg
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2020-12672 7.5

GraphicsMagick through 1.3.35 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ReadMNGImage in coders/png.c.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2020-12672
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSV 7.5

GraphicsMagick through 1.3.35 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ReadMNGImage in coders/png.c.

Record
CVE-2020-12672
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-12672 7.5

GraphicsMagick through 1.3.35 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ReadMNGImage in coders/png.c.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12672
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-12672 7.5

GraphicsMagick through 1.3.35 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ReadMNGImage in coders/png.c.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12672
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2020-0472 No score

Updated graphicsmagick packages fix security vulnerability

GraphicsMagick through 1.3.35 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ReadMNGImage in coders/png.c (CVE-2020-12672).

Record
MGASA-2020-0472
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0779-1 No score

Security update for GraphicsMagick

This update for GraphicsMagick fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-12672: heap-based buffer overflow in ReadMNGImage in coders/png.c. (boo#1171271)
Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0779-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0788-1 No score

Security update for GraphicsMagick

This update for GraphicsMagick fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-12672: heap-based buffer overflow in ReadMNGImage in coders/png.c. (boo#1171271)

This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.1:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0788-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10596-1 No score

GraphicsMagick-1.3.36-1.7 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the GraphicsMagick-1.3.36-1.7 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10596-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5190-1 No score

graphicsmagick vulnerabilities

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick allowed reading arbitrary files via specially crafted images. An attacker could use this issue to expose sensitive information. This issue only affects Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2019-12921)

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick did not correctly handle memory allocations for error messages. An attacker could use this issue to corrupt memory or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affects Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2019-19950)

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick did not correctly handle type limits. An attacker could use these issues to cause heap-based buffer overflows, leading to a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. These issues only affect Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2019-19951, CVE-2019-19953)

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick did not correctly handle the signed integer limit in 32-bit applications. An attacker could use this issue to cause a heap-based buffer overflow, leading to a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affects Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2020-10938)

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick did not properly magnify certain images. An attacker could use this issue to cause a heap-based buffer overflow, leading to a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-12672)

Record
USN-5190-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5974-1 No score

graphicsmagick vulnerabilities

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick was not properly performing bounds checks when processing TGA image files, which could lead to a heap buffer overflow. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted TGA image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-20184)

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick was not properly validating bits per pixel data when processing DIB image files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted DIB image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-20189)

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick was not properly processing bit-field mask values in BMP image files, which could result in the execution of an infinite loop. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted BMP image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-5685)

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick was not properly validating data used in arithmetic operations when processing MNG image files, which could result in a divide-by-zero error. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted MNG image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-9018)

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick was not properly performing bounds checks when processing MIFF image files, which could lead to a heap buffer overflow. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted MIFF image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2019-11006)

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick did not properly magnify certain MNG image files, which could lead to a heap buffer overflow. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted MNG image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-12672)

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick was not properly performing bounds checks when parsing certain MIFF image files, which could lead to a heap buffer overflow. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted MIFF image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-1270)

Record
USN-5974-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
graphicsmagick
Alpine:v3.12
before 1.3.35-r2
1.3.35-r2
graphicsmagick
Alpine:v3.13
before 1.3.35-r2
1.3.35-r2
graphicsmagick
Alpine:v3.14
before 1.3.35-r2
1.3.35-r2
graphicsmagick
Alpine:v3.15
before 1.3.35-r2
1.3.35-r2
graphicsmagick
Alpine:v3.16
before 1.3.35-r2
1.3.35-r2
graphicsmagick
Alpine:v3.17
before 1.3.35-r2
1.3.35-r2
graphicsmagick
Alpine:v3.18
before 1.3.35-r2
1.3.35-r2
graphicsmagick
Alpine:v3.19
before 1.3.35-r2
1.3.35-r2
graphicsmagick
Alpine:v3.20
before 1.3.35-r2
1.3.35-r2
graphicsmagick
Alpine:v3.21
before 1.3.35-r2
1.3.35-r2
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
graphicsmagick
Alpine:v3.22
before 1.3.35-r2
1.3.35-r2
graphicsmagick
Alpine:v3.23
before 1.3.35-r2
1.3.35-r2
graphicsmagick
Alpine:v3.24
before 1.3.35-r2
1.3.35-r2
graphicsmagick
Debian:12
before 1.4+really1.3.35-2
1.4+really1.3.35-2
graphicsmagick
Debian:13
before 1.4+really1.3.35-2
1.4+really1.3.35-2
graphicsmagick
Debian:14
before 1.4+really1.3.35-2
1.4+really1.3.35-2
graphicsmagick
Debian:8
before 1.3.20-3+deb8u11, plus listed versions
1.3.20-3+deb8u11.3.20-3+deb8u101.3.20-3+deb8u21.3.20-3+deb8u31.3.20-3+deb8u4
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1.3.20-3+deb8u51.3.20-3+deb8u61.3.20-3+deb8u71.3.20-3+deb8u81.3.20-3+deb8u9
1.3.20-3+deb8u11
graphicsmagick
Debian:9
before 1.3.30+hg15796-1~deb9u5, plus listed versions
1.3.25-81.3.26-11.3.26-101.3.26-111.3.26-12
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1.3.26-131.3.26-141.3.26-151.3.26-161.3.26-171.3.26-181.3.26-191.3.26-21.3.26-31.3.26-41.3.26-51.3.26-61.3.26-71.3.26-81.3.26-91.3.27-11.3.27-21.3.27-31.3.27-41.3.28-11.3.28-21.3.29+hg15665-11.3.29-11.3.30+hg15796-1~deb9u11.3.30+hg15796-1~deb9u21.3.30+hg15796-1~deb9u31.3.30+hg15796-1~deb9u41.3.30-1
1.3.30+hg15796-1~deb9u5
graphicsmagick
Mageia:7
before 1.3.35-1.1.mga7
1.3.35-1.1.mga7
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
before 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm7, plus listed versions
1.3.16-1.1ubuntu21.3.16-1.1ubuntu31.3.18-1ubuntu31.3.18-1ubuntu3.11.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm1
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1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm21.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm31.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm41.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm51.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm6
1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm7
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.6+esm1, plus listed versions
1.3.21-31.3.23-11.3.23-1build11.3.23-1ubuntu0.11.3.23-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
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1.3.23-1ubuntu0.21.3.23-1ubuntu0.31.3.23-1ubuntu0.41.3.23-1ubuntu0.51.3.23-1ubuntu0.6
1.3.23-1ubuntu0.6+esm1
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
before 1.3.28-2ubuntu0.1+esm1, plus listed versions
1.3.26-151.3.26-161.3.26-191.3.27-11.3.27-2
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1.3.27-31.3.28-11.3.28-21.3.28-2ubuntu0.1
1.3.28-2ubuntu0.1+esm1
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
before 1.4+really1.3.35-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
1.4+really1.3.33+hg16115-11.4+really1.3.33+hg16115-1build11.4+really1.3.33+hg16117-11.4+really1.3.34-11.4+really1.3.34-21.4+really1.3.34+hg16181-11.4+really1.3.35-1
1.4+really1.3.35-1ubuntu0.1
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
before 1.4+really1.3.35-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1.4+really1.3.33+hg16115-11.4+really1.3.33+hg16115-1build11.4+really1.3.33+hg16117-11.4+really1.3.34-11.4+really1.3.34-21.4+really1.3.34+hg16181-11.4+really1.3.35-1
1.4+really1.3.35-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm7, plus listed versions
1.3.16-1.1ubuntu21.3.16-1.1ubuntu31.3.18-1ubuntu31.3.18-1ubuntu3.11.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm1
Show 5 moreShow less
1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm21.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm31.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm41.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm51.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm6
1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm7
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.6+esm1, plus listed versions
1.3.21-31.3.23-11.3.23-1build11.3.23-1ubuntu0.11.3.23-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
Show 5 moreShow less
1.3.23-1ubuntu0.21.3.23-1ubuntu0.31.3.23-1ubuntu0.41.3.23-1ubuntu0.51.3.23-1ubuntu0.6
1.3.23-1ubuntu0.6+esm1
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 1.3.28-2ubuntu0.1+esm1, plus listed versions
1.3.26-151.3.26-161.3.26-191.3.27-11.3.27-2
Show 4 moreShow less
1.3.27-31.3.28-11.3.28-21.3.28-2ubuntu0.1
1.3.28-2ubuntu0.1+esm1
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 1.4+really1.3.35-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1.4+really1.3.33+hg16115-11.4+really1.3.33+hg16115-1build11.4+really1.3.33+hg16117-11.4+really1.3.34-11.4+really1.3.34-21.4+really1.3.34+hg16181-11.4+really1.3.35-1
1.4+really1.3.35-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm8, plus listed versions
1.3.16-1.1ubuntu21.3.16-1.1ubuntu31.3.18-1ubuntu31.3.18-1ubuntu3.11.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm1
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1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm21.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm31.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm41.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm51.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm61.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm7
1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm8
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.6+esm2, plus listed versions
1.3.21-31.3.23-11.3.23-1build11.3.23-1ubuntu0.11.3.23-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
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1.3.23-1ubuntu0.21.3.23-1ubuntu0.31.3.23-1ubuntu0.41.3.23-1ubuntu0.51.3.23-1ubuntu0.61.3.23-1ubuntu0.6+esm1
1.3.23-1ubuntu0.6+esm2
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 1.3.28-2ubuntu0.2+esm1, plus listed versions
1.3.26-151.3.26-161.3.26-191.3.27-11.3.27-2
Show 6 moreShow less
1.3.27-31.3.28-11.3.28-21.3.28-2ubuntu0.11.3.28-2ubuntu0.1+esm11.3.28-2ubuntu0.2
1.3.28-2ubuntu0.2+esm1
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 1.4+really1.3.35-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
1.4+really1.3.33+hg16115-11.4+really1.3.33+hg16115-1build11.4+really1.3.33+hg16117-11.4+really1.3.34-11.4+really1.3.34-21.4+really1.3.34+hg16181-11.4+really1.3.35-1
1.4+really1.3.35-1ubuntu0.1
GraphicsMagick
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 1.3.29-lp151.4.20.1
1.3.29-lp151.4.20.1
GraphicsMagick
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1
before 1.3.29-bp151.5.15.1
1.3.29-bp151.5.15.1
GraphicsMagick
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 1.3.36-1.7
1.3.36-1.7

History

History
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affected, facts
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-12672 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Graphicsmagick, published May 6, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.92%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in graphicsmagick 1.3.35-r2.

References

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