plug-in): heap buffer overflow when loading external palette files
Published Aug 25, 2012
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.95%
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."
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
gimp-2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_8.5
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1181
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
gimp-2:2.6.9-4.el6_3.3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1180
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gimp-2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_8.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1181 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | gimp-2:2.6.9-4.el6_3.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1180 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.95% (0.04954) | 91.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.95% (0.04954) | 91.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.29% (0.04289) | 87.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.69% (0.06688) | 85.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.82% (0.03821) | 87.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.64% (0.01638) | 87.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.68% (0.02676) | 90.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.68% (0.02676) | 88.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00020.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1180.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1181.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50296 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:142 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:082 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/20/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55101 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027411 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1559-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3403 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839020 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3403
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3403
Change history (0)
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