CVE-2012-5576

high

Published 2012-12-18 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.5

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`2.8.2-2`
sid	Fixed	`2.8.2-2`
forky	Fixed	`2.8.2-2`
bullseye	Fixed	`2.8.2-2`
bookworm	Fixed	`2.8.2-2`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
gimp	gimp	`{"endExcluding":"2.8.4"}`	`2.8.4`

References

CWEs

CWE-787

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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