GIMP up to 2.8.0 ReadImage numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in GIMP. The affected element is the function ReadImage. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-3481. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GIMP (Image Processing Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function ReadImage. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 08/25/2012 by Murray McAllister as Bug 847303 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-3481 since 06/14/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 64149 (SuSE 11.1 Security Update : gimp (SAT Patch Number 6712)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121147 (Solaris 11.1 Support Repository Update (SRU) 4.5 Missing).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (64149), SecurityFocus (BID 55101†), Secunia (SA50296†), SecurityTracker (ID 1027411†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36042†). See VDB-7022, VDB-8392, VDB-61788 and VDB-61787 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 64149
Nessus Name: SuSE 11.1 Security Update : gimp (SAT Patch Number 6712)
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OpenVAS ID: 892813
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2813-1 (gimp - several vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 847303
Researcher: Murray McAllister
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-3481 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3481
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61793

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SecurityFocus: 55101 - GIMP Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50296 - GIMP CEL / XWD Plug-Ins Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1027411 - GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) PSD/KiSS/GIF Heap Overflows Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 36042 - GIMP 2.8.x and Earlier Remote DoS or Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/12/2021 11:37
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (65), 04/16/2017 11:18 (17), 12/12/2021 11:37 (3)
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