Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 6, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-1178
CVE-2011-1178
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the load_image function in file-pcx.c in the Personal Computer Exchange (PCX) plugin in GIMP 2.6.x and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PCX image that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
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Affected products
2Patches
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References
10- git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/48057nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67787nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- secunia.com/advisories/50737nvdBroken Link
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0837.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0838.htmlnvdBroken Link
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