Heap-based buffer overflow in the read_channel_data function in file-psp.c in the Paint Shop Pro (PSP) plugin in GIMP 2.6.11 allows remote a
Heap-based buffer overflow in the read_channel_data function in file-psp.c in the Paint Shop Pro (PSP) plugin in GIMP 2.6.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a PSP_COMP_RLE (aka RLE compression) image file that begins a long run count at the end of the image. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Published
- Jan 7, 2011
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 16.3% · 97th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-787
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Report tools
Action score
35
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 5 / 30 · 16.3%
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| gimp | gimp | cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- gimp gimp2.6.11
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | gimp | before 2.6.11-2 | 2.6.11-2 |
| Debian:6.0 | gimp | before 2.6.10-1+squeeze3 | 2.6.10-1+squeeze3 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | gimp | before 2.8.18-1.4 | 2.8.18-1.4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | gimp | before 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1 | 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | gimp-debuginfo | before 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1 | 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | gimp-devel | before 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1 | 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | gimp | before 2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2 | 2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | gimp-debuginfo | before 2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2 | 2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | gimp-devel | before 2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2 | 2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | gimp-libs | before 2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2 | 2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | gimp | before 2:2.6.9-4.el6_1.1 | 2:2.6.9-4.el6_1.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | gimp-debuginfo | before 2:2.6.9-4.el6_1.1 | 2:2.6.9-4.el6_1.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | gimp-devel | before 2:2.6.9-4.el6_1.1 | 2:2.6.9-4.el6_1.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | gimp-devel-tools | before 2:2.6.9-4.el6_1.1 | 2:2.6.9-4.el6_1.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | gimp-help-browser | before 2:2.6.9-4.el6_1.1 | 2:2.6.9-4.el6_1.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | gimp-libs | before 2:2.6.9-4.el6_1.1 | 2:2.6.9-4.el6_1.1 |
Same product
gimp: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2012-2763Buffer overflow in the readstr_upto function in plug-ins/script-fu/tinyscheme/scheme.c in GIMP 2.6.12 and earlier, and possibly 2.6.13, allo55Plan
- CVE-2023-44442GIMP PSD File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability49Plan
- CVE-2023-44444GIMP PSP File Parsing Off-By-One Remote Code Execution Vulnerability48Plan
- CVE-2025-5473GIMP ICO File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability42Plan
- CVE-2009-3909Integer overflow in the read_channel_data function in plug-ins/file-psd/psd-load.c in GIMP 2.6.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arb40Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:gimp | 2.6.11-2 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:gimp | 2.8.18-1.4 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gimp | 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gimp-debuginfo | 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gimp-devel | 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gimp-devel-tools | 2:2.6.9-4.el6_1.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gimp-help-browser | 2:2.6.9-4.el6_1.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gimp-libs | 2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | dos | 2010-12-31 |
Research context
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Timeline
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- First PoC-8 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+5745 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds WriteCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- osvdb.org/70284
- secunia.com/advisories/42771
- secunia.com/advisories/44750
- secunia.com/advisories/48236
- secunia.com/advisories/50737
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml
- www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2426
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:103
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0837.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0838.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0839.html
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0016
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.