CVE-2012-2370

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the read_bitmap_file_data function in io-xbm.c in gdk-pixbuf before 2.26.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a negative (1) height or (2) width in an XBM file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.73% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201206-20.xml vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0135.html vendor advisory
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gdk-pixbuf/commit/?id=b1bb3053856aede37d473c92f0e5a10e29f10516 patch
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/+bug/681150 exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/49125 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75578 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/15/9 mailing list
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gdk-pixbuf/commit/?id=4f0f465f991cd454d03189497f923eb40c170c22 patch exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/49715 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53548 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/15/8 mailing list
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gdk-pixbuf/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2370?
CVE-2012-2370 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2370?
To fix CVE-2012-2370, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-2370 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2370 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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