CVE-2012-4433

high
Published 2012-11-18 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4433

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/51274

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/51114

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4433.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
debian debianbookwormfixed0.2.0-2+nmu1
debian debianbullseyefixed0.2.0-2+nmu1
debian debianforkyfixed0.2.0-2+nmu1
debian debiansidfixed0.2.0-2+nmu1
debian debiantrixiefixed0.2.0-2+nmu1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
geglgegl0.2.0

References

CWEs

CWE-189

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.