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.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1778.html | Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2813 | Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64098 | Broken Link VDB Entry | 
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2051-1 | Third Party Advisory | 
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=953902 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory | 
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-01 | Third Party Advisory | 
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1778.html | Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2813 | Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64098 | Broken Link VDB Entry | 
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2051-1 | Third Party Advisory | 
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=953902 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory | 
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-01 | Third Party Advisory | 
Configurations
                    History
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1778.html - Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2813 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64098 - Broken Link, VDB Entry | |
| References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2051-1 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=953902 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-01 - Third Party Advisory | 
Information
                Published : 2013-12-12 18:55
Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2013-1978
Mitre link : CVE-2013-1978
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-1978
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                gimp
- gimp
redhat
- enterprise_linux
gnome
- glib
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-787
                        
            Out-of-bounds Write
