CVE-2010-4540

Public Exploit

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the load_preset_response function in plug-ins/lighting/lighting-ui.c in the "LIGHTING EFFECTS > LIGHT" plugin in GIMP 2.6.11 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long Position field in a plugin configuration file. NOTE: it may be uncommon to obtain a GIMP plugin configuration file from an untrusted source that is separate from the distribution of the plugin itself. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.89% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2426 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=666793 issue tracking exploit third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0016 vdb entry broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0839.html vendor advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0838.html vendor advisory broken link
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/7 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44750 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/42771 third party advisory broken link
http://osvdb.org/70282 vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/50737 third party advisory broken link
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/2 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64582 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48236 third party advisory broken link
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=608497 third party advisory exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:103 vendor advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4540?
CVE-2010-4540 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4540?
To fix CVE-2010-4540, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-4540 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-4540 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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