CVE-2013-1913

medium
Published 2013-12-12 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1913

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1778.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed2.8.10-0.1
debian debianbullseyefixed2.8.10-0.1
debian debianforkyfixed2.8.10-0.1
debian debiansidfixed2.8.10-0.1
debian debiantrixiefixed2.8.10-0.1
redhat rhel5.0affected
redhat rhel6.0affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
gimpgimp{"endIncluding":"2.6.9"}
gnomeglib{"endIncluding":"2.24.0"}

References

CWEs

CWE-190

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.