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CVE-2012-3236 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-06/0192.html	CVE	Broken LinkExploit
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/plug-ins/file-fits/fits-io.c?id=ace45631595e8781a1420842582d67160097163c	CVE	ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=676804	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76658	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19482	CVE	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:082	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/FIT-file-handling-dos.html	CVE	ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54246	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1559-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-06/0192.html	[email protected]	Broken LinkExploit
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/plug-ins/file-fits/fits-io.c?id=ace45631595e8781a1420842582d67160097163c	[email protected]	ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=676804	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76658	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19482	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:082	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/FIT-file-handling-dos.html	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54246	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1559-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

see all 20 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-476	NULL Pointer Dereference	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
gimp gimp	< 2.9.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 7, 2022	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 30, 2018	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Oct 30, 2018	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Oct 30, 2018	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Aug 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 13, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]