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    CVE-2012-3236

    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.

    Published:Jun 29, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jul 12, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.09325
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gimp
    Product
    Gimp

    Exploits

    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-06/0192.htmlhttp://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/plug-ins/file-fits/fits-io.c?id=ace45631595e8781a1420842582d67160097163chttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19482http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/FIT-file-handling-dos.htmlhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-06/0192.htmlhttp://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/plug-ins/file-fits/fits-io.c?id=ace45631595e8781a1420842582d67160097163chttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19482http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/FIT-file-handling-dos.htmlhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19482

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-06/0192.html
    http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/plug-ins/file-fits/fits-io.c?id=ace45631595e8781a1420842582d67160097163c
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html
    http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19482
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:082
    http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/FIT-file-handling-dos.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54246
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1559-1
    https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=676804
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76658
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-06/0192.html
    http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/plug-ins/file-fits/fits-io.c?id=ace45631595e8781a1420842582d67160097163c
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html
    http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19482
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:082
    http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/FIT-file-handling-dos.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54246
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1559-1
    https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=676804
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76658

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High