CVE-2013-1978

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.44% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64098 vdb entry broken link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1778.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-01 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=953902 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2813 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2051-1 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1978?
CVE-2013-1978 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1978?
To fix CVE-2013-1978, 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-2013-1978 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-1978 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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