National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-4245

Overview

The scriptfu network server in GIMP 2.6 does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the python-fu-eval command.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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External Source: BID

Name: 55089

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55089

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/GIMP-scriptfu-python-command-execution.html

Hyperlink:http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/GIMP-scriptfu-python-command-execution.html

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20120820 RE: [Full-disclosure] GIMP Scriptfu Python Remote Command Execution

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/20/1

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20120817 Re: [Full-disclosure] GIMP Scriptfu Python Remote Command Execution

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/17/2

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20120816 GIMP Scriptfu Python Remote Command Execution

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/16/6

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20120816 GIMP Scriptfu Python Remote Command Execution

Hyperlink:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0106.html