Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 31, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2012-4245
CVE-2012-4245
Description
The scriptfu network server in GIMP 2.6 does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the python-fu-eval command.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
8- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0106.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/16/6nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/17/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/20/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/GIMP-scriptfu-python-command-execution.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/55089nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdfnvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-01nvdThird Party Advisory
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