# CVE-2010-4542: Memory corruption in n/a

> A stack-based buffer overflow in GIMP's GFIG plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or crash the application via a malicious configuration file.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 7 Jan 2011
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4542, GHSA-r7vf-8935-3h3p

## What is CVE-2010-4542?

CVE-2010-4542 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gimp Gimp, published on 7 Jan 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the gfig_read_parameter_gimp_rgb function in plug-ins/gfig/gfig-style.c in the GFIG plugin in GIMP 2.6.11 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long Foreground field in a plugin configuration file.  NOTE: it may be uncommon to obtain a GIMP plugin configuration file from an untrusted source that is separate from the distribution of the plugin itself. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4542?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gimp Gimp.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-4542?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2010-4542 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4542 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Gimp Gimp

- [CVE-2010-4541](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4541/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-3909](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3909/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-1570](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1570/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-0723](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0723/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-0733](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0733/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-4542 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-4542 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gimp Gimp, published on 7 Jan 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4542 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Gimp Gimp. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4542/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4542/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4542
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4542
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-4542

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4542/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.