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CVE-2013-1978 json

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…

published 2013-12-12 12 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-1966

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.2%
EPSS 4.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • gimp Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.8.10-0.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1978

  • gimp RHEL 5 2:2.2.13-3.el5_10
  • gimp RHEL 6 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5
  • gimp-libs RHEL 5 2:2.2.13-3.el5_10
  • gimp-libs RHEL 6 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5
  • gimp-devel-tools RHEL 6 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5
  • gimp-help-browser RHEL 6 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:1778

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-2013-1978 updated cvss 6.8

gimp: XWD plugin color map heap-based buffer overflow

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) gimp 2.2.13-3.el5_10, gimp-libs 2.2.13-3.el5_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) gimp 2.2.13-3.el5_10, gimp-libs 2.2.13-3.el5_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) gimp 2.6.9-6.el6_5, gimp-libs 2.6.9-6.el6_5, gimp-devel-tools 2.6.9-6.el6_5, gimp-help-browser 2.6.9-6.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) gimp 2.6.9-6.el6_5, gimp-libs 2.6.9-6.el6_5, gimp-devel-tools 2.6.9-6.el6_5, gimp-help-browser 2.6.9-6.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) gimp 2.2.13-3.el5_10, gimp-libs 2.2.13-3.el5_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) gimp 2.6.9-6.el6_5, gimp-libs 2.6.9-6.el6_5, gimp-devel-tools 2.6.9-6.el6_5, gimp-help-browser 2.6.9-6.el6_5
    +3 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) gimp 2.6.9-6.el6_5, gimp-libs 2.6.9-6.el6_5, gimp-devel-tools 2.6.9-6.el6_5, gimp-help-browser 2.6.9-6.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) gimp 2.6.9-6.el6_5, gimp-libs 2.6.9-6.el6_5, gimp-devel-tools 2.6.9-6.el6_5, gimp-help-browser 2.6.9-6.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) gimp 2.6.9-6.el6_5, gimp-libs 2.6.9-6.el6_5, gimp-devel-tools 2.6.9-6.el6_5, gimp-help-browser 2.6.9-6.el6_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1778

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Exploit prediction

4.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

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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