# CVE-2011-1178: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-06-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

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

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