CVE-2012-1175

Summary

CVECVE-2012-1175
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-08-26 20:55:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in the GnashImage::size method in libbase/GnashImage.h in GNU Gnash 0.8.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Gnash 0.8.10 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
oss-security - CVE request: gnash integer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
GNU Gnash 'GnashImage::size()' Integer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: gnash integer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
gnash.git - Gnash af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.savannah.gnu.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2435-1 gnash af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
803443 – (CVE-2012-1175) CVE-2012-1175 gnash: integer overflow vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Security Advisory SA47183 - GNU Gnash "GnashImage::size()" Integer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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