CVE-2012-3236

GIMP < 2.9.2 - Denial of Service via Malformed FITS File XTENSION Header

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-3236. PoCs published by Joseph Sheridan.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup detailing a denial-of-service vulnerability in GIMP due to improper handling of malformed 'XTENSION' headers in FIT files. The flaw causes a crash when opening or previewing a crafted file.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Joseph Sheridan · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19482

This is a writeup detailing a denial-of-service vulnerability in GIMP due to improper handling of malformed 'XTENSION' headers in FIT files. The flaw causes a crash when opening or previewing a crafted file.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: GIMP <= 2.8.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A crafted FIT file with a malformed 'XTENSION' header
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1559-1
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19482
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/FIT-file-handling-dos.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76658
Broken Link, Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-06/0192.html
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:082
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=676804
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54246

Scores

EPSS 0.1075
EPSS Percentile 95.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (1)
gimp/gimp < 2.9.2
Published Jul 12, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026