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Vulnerability record · CVE-2011-1178 · published 6 June 2011

CVE-2011-1178: Gimp integer overflow vulnerability

Gimp · Gimp

Multiple 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.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 5.3% · top 7.7% CWE-190 · Integer overflow
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
5.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
20References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple 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.

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://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=a9671395f6573e90316a9d748588c5435216f6ce PatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50737 Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025586 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:110 Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0837.html Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0838.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48057 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=689831 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67787 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=a9671395f6573e90316a9d748588c5435216f6ce PatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50737 Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025586 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:110 Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0837.html Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0838.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48057 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=689831 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67787 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2011-1178), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.