CVE-2012-5576

Name	CVE-2012-5576
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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SuSE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more)
NVD severity	high (attack range: remote)
Debian Bugs	693977

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
gimp (PTS)	wheezy	2.8.2-2+deb7u1	fixed
	wheezy (security)	2.8.2-2+deb7u2	fixed
	jessie (security), jessie	2.8.14-1+deb8u1	fixed
	stretch, sid	2.8.18-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
gimp	source	(unstable)	2.8.2-2	high		693977
gimp	source	squeeze	2.6.10-1+squeeze4	high

Notes

Upstream fix http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=2873262fccba12af144ed96ed91be144d92ff2e1
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=687392
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/21/2