# CVE-2010-4543: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or crash GIMP via a malicious Paint Shop Pro image file exploiting a heap buffer overflow.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **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-2010-4543, GHSA-6cq7-qh8g-jvqf

## What is CVE-2010-4543?

CVE-2010-4543 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gimp Gimp, published on 7 Jan 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the read_channel_data function in file-psp.c in the Paint Shop Pro (PSP) plugin in GIMP 2.6.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a PSP_COMP_RLE (aka RLE compression) image file that begins a long run count at the end of the image.  NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4543?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gimp Gimp.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-4543?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2010-4543 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-4543 exists.

Public exploit code:

- GIMP 2.6.7 - Multiple File Plugins Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## 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-2010-4543 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-4543 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gimp Gimp, published on 7 Jan 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-4543 exists.

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-2010-4543/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4543/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4543
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4543
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-4543

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4543/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.