VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-4245
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.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 4.51%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.51%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.51% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Affected
- gimp/gimp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0106.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/16/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/17/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/20/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/GIMP-scriptfu-python-command-execution.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55089Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-01Third Party Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0106.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/16/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/17/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/20/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/GIMP-scriptfu-python-command-execution.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55089Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-01Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.