CVE-2012-3236
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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.7%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 10.75% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 30 June 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- gimp/gimp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 10.7% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-06/0192.htmlBroken Link, Exploit
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/plug-ins/file-fits/fits-io.c?id=ace45631595e8781a1420842582d67160097163cExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19482Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:082Broken Link
- http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/FIT-file-handling-dos.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54246Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1559-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=676804Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76658Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-06/0192.htmlBroken Link, Exploit
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/plug-ins/file-fits/fits-io.c?id=ace45631595e8781a1420842582d67160097163cExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19482Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:082Broken Link
- http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/FIT-file-handling-dos.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54246Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1559-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=676804Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76658Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.