CVE-2011-1178: gimp Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-1178 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in gimp. EPSS estimates a 5.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-06-2011
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the load_image function in file-pcx.c in the Personal Computer Exchange (PCX) plugin in GIMP 2.6.x and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PCX image that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

• CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundThe product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.