Is CVE-2012-3236 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-3236 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-3236?

CVE-2012-3236 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-3236?

CVE-2012-3236 has an EPSS score of 10.75% (95th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3236?

Upgrade gimp on debian 11 to 2.8.2-1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-3236

MEDIUMEPSS 95th pctl

4.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

gimpDebian

Fixed in:2.8.2-1CVE-2012-3236

GIMP NightlyWindows application

Affected:2.9.2Fixed in:2.9.2The GIMP Team

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

10.75%probability of exploitation in 30 days

95thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

git.gnome.org

Exploit3

Third-Party Advisory5

Other references1

mandriva.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-3470	Medium	4.3	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0742	High	7.5	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-1386	Medium	5.0	80%	-	Fix

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