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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201603-01

🗓️ 08 Mar 2016 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2016 Eero VolotinenType 
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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201603-01 describes vulnerabilities in GIMPs network server and X Window Dump (XWD) plugin allowing remote code execution and denial of service

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Eero Volotinen
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.121443");
  script_version("2026-04-24T15:56:23+0000");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-03-08 07:14:12 +0200 (Tue, 08 Mar 2016)");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 15:56:23 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_name("Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201603-01");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"GIMPs network server, scriptfu, is vulnerable to the remote execution of arbitrary code via the python-fu-eval command due to not requiring authentication. Additionally, the X Window Dump (XWD) plugin is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows possibly allowing the remote execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service. The XWD plugin is vulnerable due to not validating large color entries.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages to the latest available version.");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-01");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-4245", "CVE-2013-1913", "CVE-2013-1978");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/gentoo", "ssh/login/pkg");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Gentoo Linux Local Security Checks GLSA 201603-01");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Eero Volotinen");
  script_family("Gentoo Local Security Checks");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-gentoo.inc");

res = "";
report = "";

if((res=ispkgvuln(pkg:"media-gfx/gimp", unaffected: make_list("ge 2.8.0"), vulnerable: make_list("lt 2.8.0"))) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}

if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
}

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24 Apr 2026 00:00Current
5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5
CVSS 26.8
EPSS0.04509
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