CVE-2011-1178

Summary

CVECVE-2011-1178
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-06-06 19:55:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-13 04:29:00 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-190

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gimp Gimp 2.6.8 All All All
Application Gimp Gimp 2.6.8 All All All
Application Gimp Gimp All All All All
Application Gimp Gimp All All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 1.0.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 1.2.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.0.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.0.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.0.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.0.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.0.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.0.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.0.6 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.10 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.11 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.12 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.13 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.14 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.15 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.16 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.17 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.6 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.7 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.8 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.9 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.4.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.4.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.4.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.4.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.4.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.4.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.4.6 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.4.7 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.6.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.6.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.6.10 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.6.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.6.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.6.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.6.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.6.6 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.6.7 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.6.9 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 1.0.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 1.2.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.0.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.0.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.0.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.0.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.0.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.0.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.0.6 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.10 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.11 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.12 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.13 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.14 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.15 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.16 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.17 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.6 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.7 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.8 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.2.9 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.4.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.4.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.4.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.4.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.4.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.4.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.4.6 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.4.7 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.6.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.6.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.6.10 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.6.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.6.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.6.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.6.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.6.6 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.6.7 All All All
Application Gnu Gimp 2.6.9 All All All

References

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access.redhat.com | CVE-2011-1178 MISC access.redhat.com
GIMP Buffer Overflow in Processing PCX Image Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK securitytracker.com
689831 – (CVE-2011-1178) CVE-2011-1178 Gimp: Integer overflow in the PCX image file plug-in CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
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