National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-2763

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?h=gimp-2-6&id=744f7a4a2b5acb8b531a6f5dd8744ebb95348fc2

Type: Patch Information; Exploit

Hyperlink:http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?h=gimp-2-6&id=744f7a4a2b5acb8b531a6f5dd8744ebb95348fc2

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679215

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679215

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/advisories/scriptfu-buffer-overflow-GIMP-2.6.html

Hyperlink:http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/advisories/scriptfu-buffer-overflow-GIMP-2.6.html

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20120630 Re: ScriptFu Server Buffer Overflow in GIMP <= 2.6

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/01/1

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20120530 ScriptFu Server Buffer Overflow in GIMP <= 2.6

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/31/1

External Source: GENTOO

Name: GLSA-201209-23

Hyperlink:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 50737

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/50737

External Source: SUSE

Name: openSUSE-SU-2012:1131

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00043.html

External Source: SUSE

Name: openSUSE-SU-2012:1080

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html