Description
Multiple integer overflows in the load_image function in file-pcx.c in the Personal Computer Exchange (PCX) plugin in GIMP 2.6.x and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PCX image that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Published: 2011-06-06
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 2.2% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1188 Multiple integer overflows in the load_image function in file-pcx.c in the Personal Computer Exchange (PCX) plugin in GIMP 2.6.x and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PCX image that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
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Gimp Gimp
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:21:32.207Z

Reserved: 2011-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-1178

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-06-06T19:55:01.487

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-1178

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-05-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-1178 - Bugzilla

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