6.8

CVE-2012-3403: gimp Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2012-3403
Published 25-08-2012Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-3403 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in gimp. EPSS estimates a 4.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.95%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2

Timeline

  1. 25-08-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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."

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.95%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.95% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
4.95%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • gimp< 2.8.2-1
Gimp1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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