CVE-2012-2763

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

• GIMP script-fu - Server Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)2012-06-02 · remote · windows · Verified
• GIMP 2.6 script-fu < 2.8.0 - Buffer Overflow (PoC)2012-05-31 · dos · windows

Impact

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?h=gimp-2-6&id=744f7a4a2b5acb8b531a6f5dd8744ebb95348fc2
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00043.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/50737
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/31/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/01/1
• http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/advisories/scriptfu-buffer-overflow-GIMP-2.6.html
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679215
• http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?h=gimp-2-6&id=744f7a4a2b5acb8b531a6f5dd8744ebb95348fc2
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00043.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/50737
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/31/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/01/1
• http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/advisories/scriptfu-buffer-overflow-GIMP-2.6.html
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679215