CVE-2010-4540: gimp Out-of-bounds Write

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-4540 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in gimp. EPSS estimates a 6.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 07-01-2011
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the load_preset_response function in plug-ins/lighting/lighting-ui.c in the "LIGHTING EFFECTS > LIGHT" plugin in GIMP 2.6.11 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long Position field in a plugin configuration file. NOTE: it may be uncommon to obtain a GIMP plugin configuration file from an untrusted source that is separate from the distribution of the plugin itself. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.