CVE-2012-3481

Summary

CVE	CVE-2012-3481
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	redhat
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2012-08-25 10:29:51 UTC
Updated	2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
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.

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-190 | 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)

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Application	Gimp	Gimp	All	All	All	All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Na	N/a	affected n/a	Not specified

References

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
Red Hat Customer Portal	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	rhn.redhat.com	Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:1038-1: important: Security update for	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.opensuse.org	Third Party Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:082 \| Mandriva	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.mandriva.com	Broken Link
Bug 847303 – CVE-2012-3481 Gimp (GIF plug-in): Heap-based buffer overflow by loading certain GIF images	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	bugzilla.redhat.com	Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Bug 776572 – VUL-0: CVE-2012-3481: gimp: GIF plugin 'height' / 'len' integer overflow leading to heap-based buffer overflow	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	bugzilla.novell.com	Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
GIMP Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securityfocus.com	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - The Gimp GIF plug-in CVE-2012-3481 issue	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.openwall.com	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) PSD/KiSS/GIF Heap Overflows Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securitytracker.com	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Alerts - Secunia	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	secunia.com	Broken Link
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2012:142 \| Mandriva	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.mandriva.com	Broken Link
openSUSE-SU-2012:1131-1: moderate: gimp: fixed GIF and script-fu buffer	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.opensuse.org	Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:1080-1: important: gimp to fix vari	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.opensuse.org	Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	rhn.redhat.com	Third Party Advisory
USN-1559-1: GIMP vulnerabilities \| Ubuntu	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.ubuntu.com	Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal	MITRE	access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal	MITRE	access.redhat.com
CVE-2012-3481 - Red Hat Customer Portal	MITRE	access.redhat.com
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.

There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.