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Medium
CVE-2012-3236
fits-io.c in GIMP before 2.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1559-1
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/plug-ins/file-fits/fits-io.c?id=ace45631595e8781a1420842582d67160097163c
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19482
- http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/FIT-file-handling-dos.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76658
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-06/0192.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:082
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=676804
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54246
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Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline
Official Publish:
July 12th, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.