CVE-2012-4433

Description

Multiple integer overflows in operations/external/ppm-load.c in GEGL (Generic Graphics Library) 0.2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large (1) width or (2) height value in a Portable Pixel Map (ppm) image, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 18.13% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=856300
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gegl/commit/?id=4757cdf73d3675478d645a3ec8250ba02168a230
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00054.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51114 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56404 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/51274 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gegl/commit/?id=1e92e5235ded0415d555aa86066b8e4041ee5a53
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1455.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79822 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:081 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/06/1 mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027754 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4433?
CVE-2012-4433 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4433?
To fix CVE-2012-4433, 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-2012-4433 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-4433 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~18% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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