{"id":"CVE-2012-3403","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-3403","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T22:04:18.980Z","title":"Heap-based buffer overflow in the KiSS CEL file format plug-in in GIMP 2.8.x and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted KiSS palette file, which triggers an \"invalid free.\"","description":"Heap-based buffer overflow in the KiSS CEL file format plug-in in GIMP 2.8.x and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted KiSS palette file, which triggers an \"invalid free.\"","published":"2012-08-25T10:29:50.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:43:09.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":6.8,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":["CWE-787"],"affected":["gimp/gimp"],"epss":{"score":0.04954,"percentile":0.92114,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.95%). 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