CVE-2012-3236
fits-io.c in GIMP before 2.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer...
CVE-2012-3236 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Gimp, published July 12, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.7%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in gimp 2.8.2-1.
fits-io.c in GIMP before 2.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed XTENSION header of a .fit file, as demonstrated using a long string.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
fits-io.c in GIMP before 2.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed XTENSION header of a .fit file, as demonstrated using a long string.
- Record
CVE-2012-3236- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
fits-io.c in GIMP before 2.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed XTENSION header of a .fit file, as demonstrated using a long string.
- Record
CVE-2012-3236- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-3214 No score
fits-io.c in GIMP before 2.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed XTENSION header of a .fit file, as demonstrated using a long string.
- Record
EUVD-2012-3214- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4g36-rrq2-qqqf No score
fits-io.c in GIMP before 2.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer...
fits-io.c in GIMP before 2.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed XTENSION header of a .fit file, as demonstrated using a long string.
- Record
GHSA-4g36-rrq2-qqqf- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
fits-io.c in GIMP before 2.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed XTENSION header of a .fit file, as demonstrated using a long string.
- Record
CVE-2012-3236- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-3236 No score
fits-io.c in GIMP before 2.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed XTENSION header of a .fit file, as demonstrated using a long string.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3236- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10294-1 No score
gimp-2.8.18-1.4 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the gimp-2.8.18-1.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10294-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | GIMP 2.8.0 - '.FIT' File Format Denial of Service | 2012-06-30 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1559-1
git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/plug-ins/file-fits/fits-io.c?id=ace45631595e8781a1420842582d67160097163c
exploit-db.com/exploits/19482
reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/FIT-file-handling-dos.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76658
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-06/0192.html
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mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:082
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=676804
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html
securityfocus.com/bid/54246
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3236
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4g36-rrq2-qqqf
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3236
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4540