# CVE-2012-5576: 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 denia

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-12-18 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

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

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