gegl: Integer overflow, leading to heap-based buffer overflow by parsing PPM image headers
Published Nov 18, 2012
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 13.26%
Description
Multiple integer overflows in operations/external/ppm-load.c in GEGL (Generic Graphics Library) 0.2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large (1) width or (2) height value in a Portable Pixel Map (ppm) image, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
gegl-0:0.1.2-4.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1455
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gegl
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | gegl-0:0.1.2-4.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1455 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gegl | Not affected | n/a |
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:L/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 (14 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 13.26% (0.13260) | 96.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 13.26% (0.13260) | 95.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 3, 2025 | 12.41% (0.12411) | 93.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 18.13% (0.18128) | 94.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 28.60% (0.28602) | 94.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 18.36% (0.18361) | 94.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 8.64% (0.08638) | 94.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 6.11% (0.06112) | 93.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.91% (0.05913) | 92.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 81.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gegl/commit/?id=1e92e5235ded0415d555aa86066b8e4041ee5a53 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gegl/commit/?id=4757cdf73d3675478d645a3ec8250ba02168a230 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00054.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1455.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51114 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51274 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:081 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/06/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56404 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027754 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4433 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=856300 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79822 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4433
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4433
Change history (0)
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