PT-2011-1601 · Gnu+1 · Gimp+1

Huzaifa Sidhpurwala · Published 2011-01-07 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2010-4542

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GIMP version 2.6.11

Description The issue is related to a stack-based buffer overflow in the gfig read parameter gimp rgb function, which can be triggered by a long Foreground field in a plugin configuration file. This could allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code. It's worth noting that obtaining a GIMP plugin configuration file from an untrusted source separate from the plugin distribution may be uncommon.

Recommendations For GIMP version 2.6.11, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the GFIG plugin until a patch is available. Avoid using long Foreground fields in plugin configuration files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-4542

DSA-2426-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10294-1

RHSA-2011:0838

RHSA-2011:0839

RHSA-2011_0838

RHSA-2011_0839

Affected Products

Gimp

Red Hat

References · 38

• 🔥 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=666793 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/2 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/7 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=608497 · Exploit
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4542 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:103 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2426 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-4542 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0839.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4542 · Security Note
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2011-0839.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10294-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0838.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml · Vendor Advisory