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CVE-2012-2763

Buffer overflow in the readstr_upto function in plug-ins/script-fu/tinyscheme/scheme.c in GIMP 2.6.12 and earlier, and p

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.88834
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 0% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
gimp<= 2.6.13
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
remoteGIMP script-fu - Server Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)verified
dosGIMP 2.6 script-fu < 2.8.0 - Buffer Overflow (PoC)2012-05-31
pocgit.gnome.org · ?h=gimp-2-6&id=744f7a4a2b5acb8b531a6f5dd8744ebb95348fc2git.gnome.org
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD12 Jul 2012 · 07:55 PM
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00043.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50737Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/31/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/01/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
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