7.5

CVE-2012-5576: gimp Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2012-5576
Published 18-12-2012Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-5576 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in gimp. EPSS estimates a 6.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
41/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.81%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 18-12-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

6.81%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 6.81% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
6.81%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugzilla.gnome.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • gimp< 2.8.2-2
Gimp1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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