Red Hat Enterprise Linux up to 5 X Window file-xwd.c read_xwd_cols memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux up to 5. Impacted is the function read_xwd_cols of the file file-xwd.c of the component X Window. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-1978. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux up to 5 (Operating System). Affected is the function read_xwd_cols of the file file-xwd.c of the component X Window. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the read_xwd_cols function in file-xwd.c in the X Window Dump (XWD) plug-in in GIMP 2.6.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an X Window System (XWD) image dump with more colors than color map entries.

The weakness was published 12/12/2013 as Bug 953902 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-1978 since 02/19/2013. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/11/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71178 (CentOS 5 / 6 : gimp (CESA-2013:1778)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 157295 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for gimp (ELSA-2016-2589)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 14003.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (89470), Tenable (71178), SecurityFocus (BID 64098†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42559†). Similar entry is available at VDB-65729. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 71178
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : gimp (CESA-2013:1778)
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OpenVAS ID: 892813
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2813-1 (gimp - several vulnerabilities
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02/19/2013 🔍
04/19/2013 +59 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +464 days 🔍
01/11/2022 +2485 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: Bug 953902
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-1978 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1978
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65730

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X-Force: 89470
SecurityFocus: 64098
Vulnerability Center: 42559 - GIMP 2.6.9 and Prior Remote Denial of Service and Code Execution (CVE-2013-1978), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/11/2022 16:43
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (72), 05/17/2017 08:56 (3), 01/11/2022 16:43 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:5EF:103

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