Unscored severity · published Jul 12, 2012
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…
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CVSS
10.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)10.7% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
Gimp · Gimp
before 2.9.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3236
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3236
Broken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-06/0192.html
Exploit
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/plug-ins/file-fits/fits-io.c?id=ace45631595e8781a1420842582d67160097163c
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html
Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19482
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:082
Exploit
http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/FIT-file-handling-dos.html
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