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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2012-2763: GIMP: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2012-2763: GIMP: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/12/2012
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-gfx-gimp

References

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