CVE-2012-3236 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10.7% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 10.75% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-476 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-07-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gimp | gimp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | GIMP 2.8.0 - '.FIT' File Format Denial of Service | 2012-06-30 |
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
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