CVE-2013-1978 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause a crash in GIMP by tricking a user into opening a malicious XWD image file.
- 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-2013-1978?
CVE-2013-1978 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1978?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Gimp Gimp, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1978?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2013-1978 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1978 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gimp Gimp
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1978, GHSA-m9mj-2mx7-5fr2.