GEGL 0.2.0 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in GEGL 0.2.0. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to numeric error. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-4433. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GEGL 0.2.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 11/18/2012 by Murray McAllister with Red Hat Security Response Team as Bug 856300 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-4433 since 08/21/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70311 (GLSA-201310-05 : GEGL: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121338 (Solaris 11.1 Support Repository Update (SRU) 9.5.1 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 X-Force (79822), Tenable (70311), SecurityFocus (BID 56404†), Secunia (SA51114†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027754†). Similar entries are available at VDB-9649, VDB-9638, VDB-9637 and VDB-10804. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 70311
Nessus Name: GLSA-201310-05 : GEGL: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
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OpenVAS ID: 881540
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for gegl CESA-2012:1455 centos6
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: git.gnome.org

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08/21/2012 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 856300
Researcher: Murray McAllister
Organization: Red Hat Security Response Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4433 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4433
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62980

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X-Force: 79822
SecurityFocus: 56404 - GEGL CVE-2012-4433 Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 51114
SecurityTracker: 1027754 - GEGL Heap Overflow in PPM Image Processing Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 37269 - GEGL 0.2.0 Integer Overflow Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution via a Crafted \x27PPM\x27 Image, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/20/2021 07:16
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (62), 04/21/2017 13:15 (18), 12/20/2021 07:10 (3), 12/20/2021 07:16 (1)
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