Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 12, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-1978
CVE-2013-1978
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.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References
6- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1778.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2813nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2051-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-01nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/64098nvdBroken LinkVDB Entry
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