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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-12-12T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:20:37.499Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-1978

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-12-12T18:55:10.757

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:50:46.863

Link: CVE-2013-1978

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-12-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-1978 - Bugzilla