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    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.

    Published:May 30, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jul 12, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.88834
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gimp
    Product
    Gimp

    Exploits

    http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?h=gimp-2-6&id=744f7a4a2b5acb8b531a6f5dd8744ebb95348fc2http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?h=gimp-2-6&id=744f7a4a2b5acb8b531a6f5dd8744ebb95348fc2https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18956https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18973

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    References

    http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?h=gimp-2-6&id=744f7a4a2b5acb8b531a6f5dd8744ebb95348fc2
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00043.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/50737
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/31/1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/01/1
    http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/advisories/scriptfu-buffer-overflow-GIMP-2.6.html
    https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679215
    http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?h=gimp-2-6&id=744f7a4a2b5acb8b531a6f5dd8744ebb95348fc2
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00043.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/50737
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/31/1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/01/1
    http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/advisories/scriptfu-buffer-overflow-GIMP-2.6.html
    https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679215

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High