{
    "id": "CVE-2012-2763",
    "published": "2012-07-12 19:55:06",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:42:03",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-120",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.81722",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99636",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:18:23",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "gimp",
            "product": "gimp"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "18973",
            "title": "GIMP script-fu - Server Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2012-06-02",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18973"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "18956",
            "title": "GIMP 2.6 script-fu < 2.8.0 - Buffer Overflow (PoC)",
            "date": "2012-05-31",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18956"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?h=gimp-2-6&id=744f7a4a2b5acb8b531a6f5dd8744ebb95348fc2",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00043.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/50737",
        "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/31/1",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/01/1",
        "http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/advisories/scriptfu-buffer-overflow-GIMP-2.6.html",
        "https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679215",
        "http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?h=gimp-2-6&id=744f7a4a2b5acb8b531a6f5dd8744ebb95348fc2",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00000.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00043.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/50737",
        "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/31/1",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/01/1",
        "http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/advisories/scriptfu-buffer-overflow-GIMP-2.6.html",
        "https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679215"
    ]
}