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CVE-2012-3403 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the KiSS CEL file format plug-in in GIMP 2.8.x and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of servi…

published 2012-08-25 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-3374

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.0%
EPSS 5.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the KiSS CEL file format plug-in in GIMP 2.8.x and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted KiSS palette file, which triggers an "invalid free."

Patch / fix

  • gimp Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.8.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3403

  • gimp RHEL 5 2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_8.5
  • gimp-libs RHEL 5 2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_8.5
  • gimp RHEL 6 2:2.6.9-4.el6_3.3
  • gimp-libs RHEL 6 2:2.6.9-4.el6_3.3
  • gimp-devel-tools RHEL 6 2:2.6.9-4.el6_3.3
  • gimp-help-browser RHEL 6 2:2.6.9-4.el6_3.3

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:1181RHSA-2012:1180

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-3403 updated cvss 6.8

plug-in): heap buffer overflow when loading external palette files

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) gimp 2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_8.5, gimp-libs 2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_8.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) gimp 2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_8.5, gimp-libs 2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_8.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1181
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) gimp 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3, gimp-libs 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3, gimp-devel-tools 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3, gimp-help-browser 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) gimp 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3, gimp-libs 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3, gimp-devel-tools 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3, gimp-help-browser 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) gimp 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3, gimp-libs 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3, gimp-devel-tools 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3, gimp-help-browser 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) gimp 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3, gimp-libs 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3, gimp-devel-tools 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3, gimp-help-browser 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) gimp 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3, gimp-libs 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3, gimp-devel-tools 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3, gimp-help-browser 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) gimp 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3, gimp-libs 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3, gimp-devel-tools 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3, gimp-help-browser 2.6.9-4.el6_3.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1180
  • Red Hat RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) gimp 2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_8.5, gimp-libs 2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_8.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1181

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

4.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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