CVE-2012-5576

GIMP < 2.8.4 - Out-of-bounds Write via XWD Color Mask

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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 a large (1) red, (2) green, or (3) blue color mask in an XWD file.

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51479
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51528
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/1
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:082
Patch, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1659-1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56647
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00014.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00017.html
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/50296
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=687392

Scores

EPSS 0.0681
EPSS Percentile 93.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
gimp/gimp < 2.8.4
Published Dec 18, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026