VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-1978

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…

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 4.19%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.19%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 4.19% probability · 91th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-787
Affected: gimp/gimp · redhat/enterprise linux
Source: secalert@redhat.com

EPSS trend

EPSS 4.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1778.htmlThird Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2813Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64098Broken Link, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2051-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=953902Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-01Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1778.htmlThird Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2813Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64098Broken Link, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2051-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=953902Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-01Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.