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CVE-2012-5576 Details

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in file-xwd.c in the X Window Dump (XWD) plug-in in GIMP 2.8.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large (1) red, (2) green, or (3) blue color mask in an XWD file.

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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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=2873262fccba12af144ed96ed91be144d92ff2e1 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00017.html CVEThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00014.html CVEThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=687392 CVEExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50296 CVEBroken Link

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gimp gimp
< 2.8.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-5576
NVD Published Date:
Dec 18, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-5576 Details - Not Deferred