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CVE-2013-1978 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gimp gimp
<= 2.6.9

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
gnome glib
<= 2.24.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux
5.0
6.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

12 change records found show changes


QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-1978
NVD Published Date:
Dec 12, 2013
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2013-1978 Details - Not Deferred