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CVE-2012-2370· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

Multiple integer overflows in the read_bitmap_file_data function in io-xbm.c in gdk-pixbuf before 2.26.1 allow remote attackers to cause a d

Multiple integer overflows in the read_bitmap_file_data function in io-xbm.c in gdk-pixbuf before 2.26.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a negative (1) height or (2) width in an XBM file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

MediumCVSS 5.0 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 13, 2012
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
4.1% · 90th percentile
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Action score

21

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 4.1%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
gnomegdk-pixbuf

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • gnome gdk-pixbufup to 2.26.0 inclusive
  • gnome gdk-pixbuf2.23.3
  • gnome gdk-pixbuf2.23.4
  • gnome gdk-pixbuf2.23.5
  • gnome gdk-pixbuf2.24.0
  • gnome gdk-pixbuf2.24.1
  • gnome gdk-pixbuf2.25.0
  • gnome gdk-pixbuf2.25.2

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12gdk-pixbufbefore 2.26.1-12.26.1-1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationgtk2before 0:2.10.4-29.el50:2.10.4-29.el5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationgtk2-debuginfobefore 0:2.10.4-29.el50:2.10.4-29.el5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationgtk2-develbefore 0:2.10.4-29.el50:2.10.4-29.el5

Same product

gnome: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2011-2897gdk-pixbuf through 2.31.1 has GIF loader buffer overflow when initializing decompression tables due to an input validation flaw
    40Plan
  • CVE-2021-20240A flaw was found in gdk-pixbuf in versions before 2.42.0.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2017-1000422Gnome gdk-pixbuf 2.36.8 and older is vulnerable to several integer overflow in the gif_get_lzw function resulting in memory corruption and p
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2017-2870An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the tiff_image_parse functionality of Gdk-Pixbuf 2.36.6 when compiled with Clang.
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2017-2862An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the gdk_pixbuf__jpeg_image_load_increment functionality of Gdk-Pixbuf 2.36.6.
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2015-8875Multiple integer overflows in the (1) pixops_composite_nearest, (2) pixops_composite_color_nearest, and (3) pixops_process functions in pixo
    32Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:gdk-pixbuf2.26.1-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
red hat:gtk20:2.10.4-29.el5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gtk2-debuginfo0:2.10.4-29.el5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gtk2-devel0:2.10.4-29.el5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-189 · Numeric Errors

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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