PT-2012-4243 · Gnu+1 · Gimp+1

Joseph Sheridan · Published 2012-07-12 · Updated 2022-02-07 · CVE-2012-2763

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GIMP versions 2.6.12 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the readstr upto function, which can be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This is achieved by sending a long string in a command to the script-fu server.

Recommendations For GIMP versions 2.6.12 and earlier, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-2763

OPENSUSE-SU-2012_1080-1

SUSE-SU-2012_0963-1

Affected Products

Gimp

Suse

References · 16

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/misc/gimp_script_fu.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?h=gimp-2-6&id=744f7a4a2b5acb8b531a6f5dd8744ebb95348fc2 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/18956 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/18973 · Exploit
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00043.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2763 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2763 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-2763 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2763 · Vendor Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/01/1 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/50737 · Note
• http://reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/advisories/scriptfu-buffer-overflow-GIMP-2.6.html · Note
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679215 · Note