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CVE-2013-1978

gimp: XWD plugin color map heap-based buffer overflow

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Heap-based buffer overflow in the read_xwd_cols function in file-xwd.c in the X Window Dump (XWD) plug-in in GIMP 2.6.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an X Window System (XWD) image dump with more colors than color map entries.

Desbordamiento de búfer en la función read_xwd_cols en file-xwd.c en el plugin X Window Dump (XWD) de GIMP 2.6.9 y anteriores versiones permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) y posiblemente ejecutar código arbitrario a través de un volcado de imagen X Window System (XWD) con más colores que las entradas del mapa de color.

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in file-xwd.c in the X Window Dump plug-in in GIMP 2.8.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large blue color mask in an XWD file. Integer overflow in the load_image function in file-xwd.c in the X Window Dump plug-in in GIMP 2.6.9 and earlier, when used with glib before 2.24, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large color entries value in an X Window System image dump. Heap-based buffer overflow in the read_xwd_cols function in file-xwd.c in the X Window Dump plug-in in GIMP 2.6.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via an X Window System image dump with more colors than color map entries. The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2013-02-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2013-12-04 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Gimp
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Gimp
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<= 2.6.9
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Affected
in Gnome
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Glib
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<= 2.24.0
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Safe
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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5.0
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Affected
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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6.0
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Affected