gimp: XWD plugin color map heap-based buffer overflow
Published Dec 12, 2013
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.19%
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.
Affected products
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Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 5.0
- 6.0
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
gimp-2:2.2.13-3.el5_10
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1778
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
gimp-2:2.6.9-6.el6_5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1778
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gimp-2:2.2.13-3.el5_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1778 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | gimp-2:2.6.9-6.el6_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1778 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.19% (0.04191) | 90.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.21% (0.04206) | 89.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.89% (0.03893) | 87.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.07% (0.06074) | 93.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 76.42% (0.76415) | 97.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 84.35% (0.84348) | 97.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 89.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 89.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 88.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 74.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1778.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2813 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64098 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2051-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1978 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=953902 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1978
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1978
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1778.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2813 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64098 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkVDB Entry | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2051-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1978 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=953902 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1978 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-01 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1978 |
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