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CVE-2012-4433 in the critical feed json

Multiple integer overflows in operations/external/ppm-load.c in GEGL (Generic Graphics Library) 0.2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a den…

published 2012-11-18 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-4367

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
13.3%
EPSS 13.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • gegl Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.2.0-2+nmu1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4433

  • gegl RHEL 6 0.1.2-4.el6_3

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:1455

  • gegl SLED 12 SP2, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP2, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP2 0.2.0-14.3
  • gegl SLED 12 SP1, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP1, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP1 0.2.0-10.3.3

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:0694-1SUSE-SU-2017:0696-1

  • gegl openSUSE Tumbleweed 0.4.30-2.8

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10782-1

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-2012-4433 updated cvss 6.8

gegl: Integer overflow, leading to heap-based buffer overflow by parsing PPM image headers

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) gegl 0.1.2-4.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) gegl 0.1.2-4.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) gegl 0.1.2-4.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) gegl 0.1.2-4.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) gegl 0.1.2-4.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) gegl 0.1.2-4.el6_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1455
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gegl
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

13.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

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Sources

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