CVE-2012-5576

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-12-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-787

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.

Affected products

GIMP: before 2.8.4 — fixed in 2.8.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GIMP 2.8.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=2873262fccba12af144ed96ed91be144d92ff2e1
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00017.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00014.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/50296
http://secunia.com/advisories/51479
http://secunia.com/advisories/51528
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:082
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56647
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1659-1
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=687392
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=2873262fccba12af144ed96ed91be144d92ff2e1

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