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title: "CVE-2018-12713\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2018-12713

Publication date 24 June 2018

Last updated 11 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Negligible**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**9.1 · Critical**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12713?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

GIMP through 2.10.2 makes g\_get\_tmp\_dir calls to establish temporary
filenames, which may result in a filename that already exists, as
demonstrated by the gimp\_write\_and\_read\_file function in
app/tests/test-xcf.c. This might be leveraged by attackers to overwrite
files or read file content that was intended to be private.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12713?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gimp | 26.04 LTS resolute | Vulnerable |
| 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Vulnerable |
| 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Vulnerable |
| 21.10 impish | Ignored end of life |
| 21.04 hirsute | Ignored end of life |
| 20.10 groovy | Ignored end of life |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Vulnerable |
| 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life |
| 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life |
| 18.10 cosmic | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Vulnerable |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12713?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [alexmurray](https://launchpad.net/~alexmurray)

This code is part of the unit tests for gimp which are not distributed in Ubuntu

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| gimp | * Upstream:   [c21eff4](https://github.com/GNOME/gimp/commit/c21eff4b031acb04fb4dfce8bd5fdfecc2b6524f) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

9.1 · Critical

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 9.1 · Critical |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-12713)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12713)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-12713)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-12713)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12713>