Multiple integer overflows in operations/external/ppm-load.c in GEGL (Generic Graphics…
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.1326 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2012:1455 Released 2012-11-12 · Red Hat rating Moderategegl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) gegl-0.1.2-4.el6_3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) gegl-0.1.2-4.el6_3, gegl-devel-0.1.2-4.el6_3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) gegl-0.1.2-4.el6_3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) gegl-0.1.2-4.el6_3, gegl-0.1.2-4.el6_3.ppc, gegl-devel-0.1.2-4.el6_3 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) gegl-0.1.2-4.el6_3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) gegl-0.1.2-4.el6_3, gegl-devel-0.1.2-4.el6_3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1455 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1455 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1455 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1455 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1455 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1455 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4433
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5fq4-p47w-gx8m
References
Other 4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=856300
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gegl/commit/?id=4757cdf73d3675478d645a3ec8250ba02168a230
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gegl/commit/?id=1e92e5235ded0415d555aa86066b8e4041ee5a53
- [oss-security] 20121106 gegl: Integer overflow, leading to heap-based buffer overflow by parsing PPM image headers
More Gegl vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-07176 An issue was discovered in GEGL through 0.3.32. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-07174 An issue was discovered in GEGL through 0.3.32. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-20550 load_cache in GEGL before 0.4.34 allows shell expansion when a pathname in a constructed… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-07173 An issue was discovered in GEGL through 0.3.32. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2012-4433 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-4433 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5fq4-p47w-gx8m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-4433 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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