CVE-2012-3236

Public Exploit

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.32% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gnome.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3236?
CVE-2012-3236 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3236?
To fix CVE-2012-3236, 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-2012-3236 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-3236 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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