Unscored severity · published Dec 12, 2013
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…
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CVSS
4.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.2% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
5.0; 6.0 · source: NVD
GI
Gimp · Gimp
through 2.6.9 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1978
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1978
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1778.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2813
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64098
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2051-1
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=953902
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-01
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