Buffer overflow in Gimp
CVE-2012-2763
Buffer 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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.817 (99.6th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.817 · newest: 0.817 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/ (Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/01/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00043.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/50737 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/advisories/scriptfu-buffer-overflow-GIMP-2… (Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/31/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-2763?
- CVE-2012-2763 is a vulnerability in Gimp, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). Published 2012-07-12.
- Is CVE-2012-2763 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.