CVE-2012-2763

high
Published 2012-07-12 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2763

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?h=gimp-2-6&id=744f7a4a2b5acb8b531a6f5dd8744ebb95348fc2

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed2.8.0-1
debian debianbullseyefixed2.8.0-1
debian debianforkyfixed2.8.0-1
debian debiansidfixed2.8.0-1
debian debiantrixiefixed2.8.0-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
gimpgimp{"endIncluding":"2.6.13"}

References

CWEs

CWE-120

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.