CVE-2011-1782

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the read_channel_data function in file-psp.c in the Paint Shop Pro (PSP) plugin in GIMP 2.6.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a PSP_COMP_RLE (aka RLE compression) image file that begins a long run count at the end of the image. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-4543.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.81% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org 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
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704512 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/48236 third party advisory broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:103 vendor advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1782?
CVE-2011-1782 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1782?
To fix CVE-2011-1782, 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-2011-1782 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-1782 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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