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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.8

CVE-2007-2356 json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the set_color_table function in sunras.c in the SUNRAS plugin in Gimp 2.2.14 allows user-assisted remote att…

published 2007-04-30 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-2351

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
15.7%
EPSS 15.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the set_color_table function in sunras.c in the SUNRAS plugin in Gimp 2.2.14 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RAS file.

Patch / fix

  • gimp Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.2.14-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2356

  • gimp RHEL 2.1 1:1.2.1-7.1.el2_1
  • gimp RHEL 3 1:1.2.3-20.3.el3
  • gimp RHEL 4 1:2.0.5-6.2.el4
  • gimp RHEL 5 2:2.2.13-2.el5
  • gimp-libs RHEL 5 2:2.2.13-2.el5
  • gimp-perl RHEL 2.1 1:1.2.1-7.1.el2_1
  • gimp-perl RHEL 3 1:1.2.3-20.3.el3

red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0343

  • gimp openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.10.24-3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10785-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2007-2356 updated

Stack overflow in gimp's sunras plugin

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 gimp 1.2.3-20.3.el3, gimp-perl 1.2.3-20.3.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) gimp 2.2.13-2.el5, gimp-libs 2.2.13-2.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 gimp 1.2.1-7.1.el2_1, gimp-perl 1.2.1-7.1.el2_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 gimp 1.2.3-20.3.el3, gimp-perl 1.2.3-20.3.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 gimp 2.0.5-6.2.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) gimp 2.2.13-2.el5, gimp-libs 2.2.13-2.el5
    +9 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 gimp 2.0.5-6.2.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) gimp 2.2.13-2.el5, gimp-libs 2.2.13-2.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 gimp 1.2.1-7.1.el2_1, gimp-perl 1.2.1-7.1.el2_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 gimp 1.2.3-20.3.el3, gimp-perl 1.2.3-20.3.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 gimp 2.0.5-6.2.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 gimp 1.2.1-7.1.el2_1, gimp-perl 1.2.1-7.1.el2_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 gimp 1.2.3-20.3.el3, gimp-perl 1.2.3-20.3.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 gimp 2.0.5-6.2.el4 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 gimp 1.2.1-7.1.el2_1, gimp-perl 1.2.1-7.1.el2_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0343

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-3801)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

15.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-3888 GIMP 2.2.14 (Windows x86) - '.ras' Download/Execute Buffer Overflow local, 2007-05-09
  • EDB-3801 GIMP 2.2.14 - '.ras' SUNRAS Plugin Buffer Overflow local, 2007-04-26
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23680 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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