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Status published
Medium
CVE-2013-1978
Heap-based buffer overflow in the read_xwd_cols function in file-xwd.c in...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
gimp
View all reports →Affected Software
gimp, enterprise linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 5.0, 6.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 12th, 2013
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.