CVE-2012-4433
Multiple integer overflows in operations/external/ppm-load.c in GEGL (Generic Graphics Library) 0...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-4433- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-4433- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4367 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4367- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5fq4-p47w-gx8m No score
Multiple integer overflows in operations/external/ppm-load.c in GEGL (Generic Graphics Library) 0...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5fq4-p47w-gx8m- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-4433- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-4433 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4433- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10782-1 No score
gegl-0.4.30-2.8 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the gegl-0.4.30-2.8 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10782-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:0694-1 No score
Security update for gegl
This update for gegl fixes the following issues:
Security issue fixed:
- Fix CVE-2012-4433: Fix buffer overflow in and add plausibility checks to ppm-load op (bsc#789835).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2017:0694-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:0696-1 No score
Security update for gegl
This update for gegl fixes the following issues:
Security issue fixed:
- Fix CVE-2012-4433: Fix buffer overflow in and add plausibility checks to ppm-load op (bsc#789835).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2017:0696-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-4433 No score
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4433- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
geglDebian:12 |
before 0.2.0-2+nmu1 | 0.2.0-2+nmu1 |
geglDebian:13 |
before 0.2.0-2+nmu1 | 0.2.0-2+nmu1 |
geglDebian:14 |
before 0.2.0-2+nmu1 | 0.2.0-2+nmu1 |
geglRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:0.1.2-4.el6_3 | 0:0.1.2-4.el6_3 |
gegl-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:0.1.2-4.el6_3 | 0:0.1.2-4.el6_3 |
gegl-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:0.1.2-4.el6_3 | 0:0.1.2-4.el6_3 |
geglRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:0.1.2-4.el6_3 | 0:0.1.2-4.el6_3 |
gegl-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:0.1.2-4.el6_3 | 0:0.1.2-4.el6_3 |
gegl-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:0.1.2-4.el6_3 | 0:0.1.2-4.el6_3 |
geglRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:0.1.2-4.el6_3 | 0:0.1.2-4.el6_3 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gegl-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:0.1.2-4.el6_3 | 0:0.1.2-4.el6_3 |
gegl-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:0.1.2-4.el6_3 | 0:0.1.2-4.el6_3 |
geglSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 |
before 0.2.0-14.3 | 0.2.0-14.3 |
geglSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 |
before 0.2.0-14.3 | 0.2.0-14.3 |
geglSUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 |
before 0.2.0-14.3 | 0.2.0-14.3 |
geglSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 |
before 0.2.0-10.3.3 | 0.2.0-10.3.3 |
geglSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 |
before 0.2.0-10.3.3 | 0.2.0-10.3.3 |
geglSUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 |
before 0.2.0-10.3.3 | 0.2.0-10.3.3 |
geglopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 0.4.30-2.8 | 0.4.30-2.8 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-4433 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Gegl, published November 18, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.3%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in gegl 0.2.0-2+nmu1.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=856300
git.gnome.org/browse/gegl/commit?id=4757cdf73d3675478d645a3ec8250ba02168a230
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00054.html
secunia.com/advisories/51114
securityfocus.com/bid/56404
secunia.com/advisories/51274
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git.gnome.org/browse/gegl/commit?id=1e92e5235ded0415d555aa86066b8e4041ee5a53
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1455.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79822
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:081
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/06/1
securitytracker.com/id?1027754
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4433
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1455
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4433
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5fq4-p47w-gx8m
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4433
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2012/rhsa-2012_1455.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4433
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20170694-1
bugzilla.suse.com/789835
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4433
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20170696-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-4433
seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q4/215
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10114