CVE-2012-5576

critical

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

Advisories
More

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1659-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56647

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/1

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00014.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00017.html

http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=2873262fccba12af144ed96ed91be144d92ff2e1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-12-18

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.06336