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.
Published: 2013-12-12
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 3.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2813-1 gimp security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-1966 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2051-1 GIMP vulnerability
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:20:37.499Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-1978

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-12-12T18:55:10.757

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

Link: CVE-2013-1978

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-12-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-1978 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses