SB2012071202 - Buffer overflow in Gimp
Published: July 12, 2012 Updated: August 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012071202
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2763)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- 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