Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 25, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-3403
CVE-2012-3403
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."
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Affected products
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References
12- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00020.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1180.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1181.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/20/7nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/55101nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1559-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/50296nvdBroken Link
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
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