#VU32772 NULL pointer dereference in Gimp - CVE-2012-3236

 

#VU32772 NULL pointer dereference in Gimp - CVE-2012-3236

Published: July 13, 2012 / Updated: December 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32772
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Gimp
Software vendor:
Gimp Team

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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