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CVE-2012-2763
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,…
High7.5EPSS 81.7%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 81.7% · top 0.4% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- GLSA-201209-23 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?h=gimp-2-6&id=744f7a4a2b5acb8b531a6f5dd8744ebb95348fc2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120630 Re: ScriptFu Server Buffer Overflow in GIMP <= 2.6 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2012:1080 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2012:1131 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 50737 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679215 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/advisories/scriptfu-buffer-overflow-GIMP-2.6.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120530 ScriptFu Server Buffer Overflow in GIMP <= 2.6 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .