CVE-2012-2763

Summary

CVECVE-2012-2763
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-07-12 19:55:00 UTC
Updated2022-02-07 17:25:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-120

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gimp Gimp 2.2 All All All
Application Gimp Gimp 2.4.1 All All All
Application Gimp Gimp 2.4.2 All All All
Application Gimp Gimp 2.6.1 All All All
Application Gimp Gimp 2.6.11 All All All
Application Gimp Gimp 2.6.13 All All All
Application Gimp Gimp 2.6.6 All All All
Application Gimp Gimp 2.6.7 All All All
Application Gimp Gimp 2.2 All All All
Application Gimp Gimp 2.4.1 All All All
Application Gimp Gimp 2.4.2 All All All
Application Gimp Gimp 2.6.1 All All All
Application Gimp Gimp 2.6.11 All All All
Application Gimp Gimp 2.6.13 All All All
Application Gimp Gimp 2.6.6 All All All
Application Gimp Gimp 2.6.7 All All All
Application Gimp Gimp All All All All
Application Gimp Gimp All All All All

References

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