FKIE_CVE-2012-2763

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-07-12 19:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:42
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?h=gimp-2-6&id=744f7a4a2b5acb8b531a6f5dd8744ebb95348fc2Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00043.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/50737Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/31/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/01/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/advisories/scriptfu-buffer-overflow-GIMP-2.6.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679215Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?h=gimp-2-6&id=744f7a4a2b5acb8b531a6f5dd8744ebb95348fc2Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00043.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/50737Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/31/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/01/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/advisories/scriptfu-buffer-overflow-GIMP-2.6.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679215Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:42:03.007",
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