CVE-2010-4543: gimp Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2010-4543 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in gimp. EPSS estimates a 16.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 5 public exploits are recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 1Timeline
- 07-01-2011PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
16.27%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 16.27% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
5 foundExploit Reference (bugzilla.redhat.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (openwall.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (openwall.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- gimp< 2.6.11-2
Gimp1 product
- gimp2.6.11
2 vendors · 2 products
References
18 links
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=666793X Refsource CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/7Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTExploitThird Party Advisory
Show all 18 references
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/2Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:103Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MANDRIVABroken Link