# CVE-2011-1178: Integer overflow in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted PCX images in GIMP, requiring user interaction to open the 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:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 6 Jun 2011
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1178, GHSA-8cwf-52cx-rv4m

## What is CVE-2011-1178?

CVE-2011-1178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gimp Gimp, published on 6 Jun 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

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.

Weakness: CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1178?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gimp Gimp.

## How do I fix CVE-2011-1178?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2011-1178 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1178 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-2011-1178 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2011-1178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gimp Gimp, published on 6 Jun 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: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1178 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-2011-1178/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1178/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1178
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1178
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-1178

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1178/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.