Integer overflow in the load_image function in file-xwd.c in the X Window Dump (XWD) plug-in in GIMP 2.6.9 and earlier, when used with glib
Integer overflow in the load_image function in file-xwd.c in the X Window Dump (XWD) plug-in in GIMP 2.6.9 and earlier, when used with glib before 2.24, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large color entries value in an X Window System (XWD) image dump.
- Published
- Dec 12, 2013
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 4.1% · 90th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-190
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Report tools
Action score
28
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 4.1%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| gimp | gimp | cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp |
| gnome | glib | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib |
| redhat | enterprise linux | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- gimp gimpup to 2.6.9 inclusive
- redhat enterprise linux5.0
- redhat enterprise linux6.0
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 2.8.10-0.1 | 2.8.10-0.1 |
| Debian:6.0 | gimp | before 2.6.10-1+squeeze4 | 2.6.10-1+squeeze4 |
| Debian:7 | gimp | before 2.8.2-2+deb7u1 | 2.8.2-2+deb7u1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | gimp | before 2:2.2.13-3.el5_10 | 2:2.2.13-3.el5_10 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | gimp-debuginfo | before 2:2.2.13-3.el5_10 | 2:2.2.13-3.el5_10 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | gimp-libs | before 2:2.2.13-3.el5_10 | 2:2.2.13-3.el5_10 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | gimp-devel | before 2:2.2.13-3.el5_10 | 2:2.2.13-3.el5_10 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | gimp | before 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5 | 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | gimp-debuginfo | before 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5 | 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | gimp-devel | before 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5 | 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | gimp-devel-tools | before 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5 | 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | gimp-help-browser | before 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5 | 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | gimp-libs | before 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5 | 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5 |
Same product
gimp: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-44443GIMP PSP File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability59Plan
- 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 | 2.8.10-0.1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gimp | 2:2.2.13-3.el5_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gimp-debuginfo | 2:2.2.13-3.el5_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gimp-devel | 2:2.2.13-3.el5_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gimp-devel-tools | 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gimp-help-browser | 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gimp-libs | 2:2.2.13-3.el5_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
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
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
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or WraparoundCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1778.html
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2813
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/64105
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2051-1
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=947868
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-01
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.