CVE-2013-1978

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.

CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1778.html	Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=953902	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64098	Broken Link VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-01	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2051-1	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2813	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:::::::*

Information

Published : 2013-12-12 10:55

Updated : 2023-02-12 20:42

NVD link : CVE-2013-1978

Mitre link : CVE-2013-1978

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

Products Affected

gimp

gimp

gnome

glib

redhat

enterprise_linux

{"cve": {"data_type": "CVE", "references": {"reference_data": [{"url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1778.html", "name": "RHSA-2013:1778", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "Vendor Advisory"], "refsource": "REDHAT"}, {"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=953902", "name": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=953902", "tags": ["Issue Tracking", "Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "CONFIRM"}, {"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64098", "name": "64098", "tags": ["Broken Link", "VDB Entry"], "refsource": "BID"}, {"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-01", "name": "GLSA-201603-01", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "GENTOO"}, {"url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2051-1", "name": "USN-2051-1", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "UBUNTU"}, {"url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2813", "name": "DSA-2813", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "DEBIAN"}]}, "data_format": "MITRE", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-787"}]}]}, "data_version": "4.0", "CVE_data_meta": {"ID": "CVE-2013-1978", "ASSIGNER": "secalert@redhat.com"}}, "impact": {"baseMetricV2": {"cvssV2": {"version": "2.0", "baseScore": 6.8, "accessVector": "NETWORK", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P", "authentication": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL", "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM", "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL", "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL"}, "severity": "MEDIUM", "acInsufInfo": false, "impactScore": 6.4, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "exploitabilityScore": 8.6, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "userInteractionRequired": false}}, "publishedDate": "2013-12-12T18:55Z", "configurations": {"nodes": [{"children": [{"children": [], "operator": "OR", "cpe_match": [{"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true, "versionEndIncluding": "2.6.9"}]}, {"children": [], "operator": "OR", "cpe_match": [{"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": false, "versionEndIncluding": "2.24.0"}]}], "operator": "AND", "cpe_match": []}, {"children": [], "operator": "OR", "cpe_match": [{"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true}, {"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true}]}], "CVE_data_version": "4.0"}, "lastModifiedDate": "2023-02-13T04:42Z"}

6.8 /10