CVE-2012-2763

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    CVE-2012-2763

    Published: 12 Jul 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    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://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/31/1, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/01/1, http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?h=gimp-2-6&id=744f7a4a2b5acb8b531a6f5dd8744ebb95348fc2, http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?h=gimp-2-6&id=744f7a4a2b5acb8b531a6f5dd8744ebb95348fc2, https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679215

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High