CVE-2012-5576
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in file-xwd.c in the X Window Dump (XWD) plug-in in GIMP 2.8.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via
02 Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in file-xwd.c in the X Window Dump (XWD) plug-in in GIMP 2.8.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 6.81% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 93.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-12-18 01:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 21:14Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-10-24
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 201cf1a6c637784ee8b2ab83027089c3f904e85fb0d13de510d9b37b5311ede2
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com51479http://secunia.com/advisories/51479
- secunia.com51528http://secunia.com/advisories/51528
- git.gnome.orghttp://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=2873262fccba12af144ed96ed91be144d92ff2e1
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20121126 Re: CVE Request: Gimp memory corruption vulnerabilityhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/1
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2013:082http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:082
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1659-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1659-1
- www.securityfocus.com56647http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56647
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2013:0123http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00014.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2012:1623http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00017.html
- secunia.com50296http://secunia.com/advisories/50296
- bugzilla.gnome.orghttps://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=687392
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- gimp Fixed in 2.8.2-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- gimp Fixed in 2.8.2-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- gimp Fixed in 2.8.2-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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