DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5576

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5576

    Published: 18 Dec 2012Last Modified: 5 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2012-5576

    Summary:

    Details: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in file-xwd.c in the X Window Dump (XWD) plug-in in GIMP 2.8.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large (1) red, (2) green, or (3) blue color mask in an XWD file.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5576

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gimp

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/gimp?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.8.2-2

    Affected versions

    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