{
    "id": "CVE-2012-3236",
    "published": "2012-07-12 21:55:06",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:42:50",
    "cvss_score": "4.3",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-476",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.10748",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95686",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-28 18:17:10",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "gimp",
            "product": "gimp"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "19482",
            "title": "GIMP 2.8.0 - '.FIT' File Format Denial of Service",
            "date": "2012-06-30",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19482"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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"
    ]
}