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NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2012-3236

Deferred

Source-cve@mitre.org

Published At-12 Jul, 2012 | 21:55

Updated At-11 Apr, 2025 | 00:51

fits-io.c in GIMP before 2.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed XTENSION header of a .fit file, as demonstrated using a long string.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	2.0	4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Primary	2.0	4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CPE Matches

GIMP

>>gimp>>Versions before 2.9.2(exclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-476	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-06/0192.html	cve@mitre.org	Broken Link Exploit
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/plug-ins/file-fits/fits-io.c?id=ace45631595e8781a1420842582d67160097163c	cve@mitre.org	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html	cve@mitre.org	Third Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19482	cve@mitre.org	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:082	cve@mitre.org	Broken Link
http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/FIT-file-handling-dos.html	cve@mitre.org	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54246	cve@mitre.org	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1559-1	cve@mitre.org	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=676804	cve@mitre.org	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76658	cve@mitre.org	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-06/0192.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Broken Link Exploit
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/plug-ins/file-fits/fits-io.c?id=ace45631595e8781a1420842582d67160097163c	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Third Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19482	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:082	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Broken Link
http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/FIT-file-handling-dos.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54246	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1559-1	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=676804	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76658	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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