Check Point Advisories

GIMP XWD File Handling Stack Buffer Overflow - Ver2 (CVE-2012-5576)

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1373
Date Published:	16 Apr 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 16 April, 2014
Source:	CVE-2012-5576
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Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP). The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of certain fields while parsing XWD files. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system or cause application crashes.