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 :

Feb. 7, 2022, 5:25 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

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
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-2763 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-2763 vulnerability over time.

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  • 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:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-2763 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
Exploit Prediction

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

96.35 }} -0.05%

score

0.99610

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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