CVE-2012-2763

HIGH 7.5CVE-2012-2763 · Published 12/07/2012 · updated 16/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
gimp gimp	`≤ 2.6.13`	No fix yet

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.

References

git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit · Exploit
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html · Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00043.html · Third Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/50737 · Broken Link
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml · Third Party Advisory
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/31/1 · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/01/1 · Mailing List
reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/advisories/scriptfu-buffer-overflow-GIMP-2.6.html · Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi · Issue Tracking

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