CVE-2013-1913 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious XWD image file in GIMP.
- 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
What is CVE-2013-1913?
CVE-2013-1913 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gimp Gimp, published on 12 Dec 2013. 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
Integer overflow in the load_image function in file-xwd.c in the X Window Dump (XWD) plug-in in GIMP 2.6.9 and earlier, when used with glib before 2.24, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large color entries value in an X Window System (XWD) image dump.
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1913?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Gimp Gimp, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1913?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2013-1913 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1913 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gimp Gimp
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1913, GHSA-v6j5-c6r3-rmxr.