CVE-2012-4433

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-4433
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-11-18 23:55:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gegl Gegl 0.2.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ppm-load: CVE-2012-4433: don't overflow memory allocation (1e92e523) · Commits · GNOME / gegl · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.gnome.org
Security Advisory SA51114 - GEGL PPM Image Processing Integer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2013:0159-1: gegl: fix PPM overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:081 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
856300 – (CVE-2012-4433) CVE-2012-4433 gegl: Integer overflow, leading to heap-based buffer overflow by parsing PPM image headers af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
oss-security - gegl: Integer overflow, leading to heap-based buffer overflow by parsing PPM image headers af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
GEGL CVE-2012-4433 Integer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
GEGL Heap Overflow in PPM Image Processing Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
ppm-load: CVE-2012-4433: add plausibility checks for header fields (4757cdf7) · Commits · GNOME / gegl · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.gnome.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE-2012-4433 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
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