Is CVE-2012-2763 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-2763 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-2763?

CVE-2012-2763 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-2763?

CVE-2012-2763 has an EPSS score of 81.72% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2763?

Upgrade gimp on debian 11 to 2.8.0-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-2763

HIGHEPSS 100th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the readstr_upto function in plug-ins/script-fu/tinyscheme/scheme.c in GIMP 2.6.12 and earlier, and possibly 2.6.13, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a command to the script-fu server.

CWE-120Classic Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

gimpDebian

Fixed in:2.8.0-1CVE-2012-2763

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

81.72%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

git.gnome.org

Third-Party Advisory7

Other references1

secunia.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2014-0195	Medium	6.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-7269	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-11043	High	8.7	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2011-4862	High	10.0	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2007-5659	High	7.8	94%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-3786	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix

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