NULL pointer dereference in Gimp - CVE-2012-3236
Published: July 13, 2012 / Updated: December 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32772
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3236
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Gimp Team
Affected software:
Gimp
Gimp
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a malformed XTENSION header of a .fit file, as demonstrated using a long string.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-3236
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-06/0192.html
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/plug-ins/file-fits/fits-io.c?id=ace45631595e8781a1420842582d67160097163c
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19482
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:082
- http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/FIT-file-handling-dos.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54246
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1559-1
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=676804
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76658