Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 12, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-2763
CVE-2012-2763
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.
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References
9- git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00043.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/31/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/01/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/advisories/scriptfu-buffer-overflow-GIMP-2.6.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/50737nvdBroken Link
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