7.5
HIGH
CVE-2012-2763
GIMP Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 12, 2012, 7:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2763 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gimp gimp
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-2763.

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

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

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

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?h=gimp-2-6&id=744f7a4a2b5acb8b531a6f5dd8744ebb95348fc2 Exploit, Patch http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?h=gimp-2-6&id=744f7a4a2b5acb8b531a6f5dd8744ebb95348fc2 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00043.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00043.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/50737 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/50737 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/31/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/31/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/01/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/01/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/advisories/scriptfu-buffer-overflow-GIMP-2.6.html No Types Assigned http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/advisories/scriptfu-buffer-overflow-GIMP-2.6.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679215 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679215 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CWE NIST CWE-120
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.6.12 *cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.6.13
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 13, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-2763 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

95.96 }} -0.39%

score

0.99616

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
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