CVE-2007-2356

Exp

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.

Published: 2007-04-30 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-2356 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 41.01%, 97th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-2356

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
3888 exploit_db edb 2007-05-09 Exploit-DB ↗
3801 exploit_db edb 2007-04-26 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-2356

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-02 40.42% 41.01% +0.59%
2 2026-03-26 39.70% 40.42% +0.72%
3 2026-03-02 — 39.70% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-2356

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-2356

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-2356

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2007-2356 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gimp), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-2356
gentoo normal CVE-2007-2356: 1 GLSA(s) (200705-08), 1 atom(s) (media-gfx/gimp); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-2356
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2356
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-2356 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gimp), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-2356

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-2356

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gimp gimp 2.2.14 cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:2.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-2356

URL Tags
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-May/0005.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25012 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25111 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25167 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25239 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25346 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25359 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25466 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25573 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28114 Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-08.xml Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103170-1 Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201320-1 Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1301 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:108 Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0343.html Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467231/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23680 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018092 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-467-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1560 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4241 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=238422 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33911 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1318 Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10054 Tool Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5960 Tool Signature
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