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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.19%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.19% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- gimp/gimp · redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
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. Refreshed daily.