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CVE-2010-4540 json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the load_preset_response function in plug-ins/lighting/lighting-ui.c in the "LIGHTING EFFECTS > LIGHT" plugi…

published 2011-01-07 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-4506

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.1%
EPSS 6.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the load_preset_response function in plug-ins/lighting/lighting-ui.c in the "LIGHTING EFFECTS > LIGHT" plugin in GIMP 2.6.11 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long Position field in a plugin configuration file. NOTE: it may be uncommon to obtain a GIMP plugin configuration file from an untrusted source that is separate from the distribution of the plugin itself. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Patch / fix

  • gimp Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.6.11-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4540

  • gimp RHEL 6 2:2.6.9-4.el6_1.1
  • gimp-libs RHEL 6 2:2.6.9-4.el6_1.1
  • gimp-devel-tools RHEL 6 2:2.6.9-4.el6_1.1
  • gimp-help-browser RHEL 6 2:2.6.9-4.el6_1.1
  • gimp RHEL 5 2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2
  • gimp-libs RHEL 5 2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:0839RHSA-2011:0838

  • gimp openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.8.18-1.4

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10294-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-4540 updated cvss 5.1

Gimp: Stack-based buffer overflow in Lighting plug-in

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server) gimp 2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2, gimp-libs 2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0838
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) gimp 2.6.9-4.el6_1.1, gimp-libs 2.6.9-4.el6_1.1, gimp-help-browser 2.6.9-4.el6_1.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) gimp 2.6.9-4.el6_1.1, gimp-libs 2.6.9-4.el6_1.1, gimp-devel-tools 2.6.9-4.el6_1.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0839
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 gimp
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

6.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=666793 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/7 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/2 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • bugs.debian.org http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=608497 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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