CVE-2012-2763

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-2763
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-07-12 19:55:06 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the readstr_upto function in plug-ins/script-fu/tinyscheme/scheme.c in GIMP 2.6.12 and earlier, and possibly 2.6.13, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a command to the script-fu server.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-120 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gimp Gimp All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - ScriptFu Server Buffer Overflow in GIMP <= 2.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- GIMP: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Bug 679215 – Potential buffer overflow in GIMP 2.6.x (confirmed in 2.6.11) [CVE-2012-2763] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.gnome.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
openSUSE-SU-2012:1131-1: moderate: gimp: fixed GIF and script-fu buffer af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
script-fu: Bug #679215: Fixed potential buffer overflow in readstr_upto() (744f7a4a) · Commits · GNOME / GIMP · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.gnome.org Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:1080-1: important: gimp to fix vari af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
GIMP Scriptfu Python Command Execution Vulnerability by Joseph Sheridan af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: ScriptFu Server Buffer Overflow in GIMP <= 2.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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