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CVE-2012-3481 Details

Description

Integer overflow in the ReadImage function in plug-ins/common/file-gif-load.c in the GIF image format plug-in in GIMP 2.8.x and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted height and len properties in a GIF image file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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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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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00023.html CVEThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html CVEThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00043.html CVEThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1180.html CVEThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1181.html CVEThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gimp gimp
<= 2.8.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-3481
NVD Published Date:
Aug 25, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-3481 Details - Not Deferred