Unscored severity · published Jun 6, 2011
CVE-2011-1178
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…
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CVSS
5.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.3% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
Gimp · Gimp
through 2.7.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1178
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1178
Patch
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=a9671395f6573e90316a9d748588c5435216f6ce
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/50737
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml
Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025586
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:110
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0837.html
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