plug-in): Heap-based buffer overflow by loading certain GIF images
Published Aug 25, 2012
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.14%
Description
Integer overflow in the ReadImage function in plug-ins/common/file-gif-load.c in the GIF image format plug-in in GIMP 2.8.x and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted height and len properties in a GIF image file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected products
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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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.14% (0.05142) | 92.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.14% (0.05142) | 91.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.90% (0.03895) | 87.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.97% (0.01972) | 89.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2024 | 1.91% (0.01914) | 88.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.09% (0.02087) | 87.31th | 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 (17)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00023.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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00043.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/2012/08/20/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55101 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027411 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1559-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3481 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=776572 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=847303 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3481
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3481
Change history (0)
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