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CVE-2012-2763 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?h=gimp-2-6&id=744f7a4a2b5acb8b531a6f5dd8744ebb95348fc2	CVE	ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00043.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679215	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50737	CVE	Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/31/1	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/01/1	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/advisories/scriptfu-buffer-overflow-GIMP-2.6.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?h=gimp-2-6&id=744f7a4a2b5acb8b531a6f5dd8744ebb95348fc2	[email protected]	ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00043.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679215	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50737	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/31/1	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/01/1	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/advisories/scriptfu-buffer-overflow-GIMP-2.6.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-120	Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
gimp gimp	<= 2.6.13
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 7, 2022	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jul 13, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]