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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-4540 · published 7 January 2011

CVE-2010-4540: Gimp out-of-bounds write vulnerability

Gimp · Gimp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the load_preset_response function in plug-ins/lighting/lighting-ui.c in the "LIGHTING EFFECTS > LIGHT" plugin in GIMP 2.6.11 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long Position field in a plugin configuration file. NOTE: it may be uncommon to obtain a GIMP plugin configuration file from an untrusted source that is separate from the distribution of the plugin itself. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 6.1% · top 6.9% CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
6.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
34References, 8 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the load_preset_response function in plug-ins/lighting/lighting-ui.c in the "LIGHTING EFFECTS > LIGHT" plugin in GIMP 2.6.11 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long Position field in a plugin configuration file. NOTE: it may be uncommon to obtain a GIMP plugin configuration file from an untrusted source that is separate from the distribution of the plugin itself. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=608497 ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/2 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/7 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/70282 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/42771 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/44750 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/48236 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/50737 Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2426 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:103 Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0838.html Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0839.html Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0016 Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=666793 ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64582 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=608497 ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/2 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/7 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/70282 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/42771 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/44750 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/48236 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/50737 Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2426 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:103 Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0838.html Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0839.html Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0016 Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=666793 ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64582 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-4540), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.