Medium 6.8Published Dec 12, 2013

CVE-2013-1913Integer 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 s…

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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.

CVSS: 6.8 MEDIUM (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-190
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

gimp gimp gimp:gimp	through 2.6.9	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux redhat:enterprise_linux	5.0; 6.0	NVD

References

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1778.html	third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2813	third-party-advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64105	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2051-1	third-party-advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=947868	issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-01	third-party-advisory

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