CVE-2012-4245
N/A
Published: August 31, 2012 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:44 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGIMP
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
The scriptfu network server in GIMP 2.6 does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the python-fu-eval command.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (8)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0106.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/16/6Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/17/2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/20/1x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/GIMP-scriptfu-python-command-execution.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55089x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdfVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-01Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-862
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