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CVE-2011-1178

Multiple integer overflows in the load_image function in file-pcx.c in the Personal Computer...

6.8 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

5.33%Down 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

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.

Record
CVE-2011-1178
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2011-1178
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1188 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2011-1188
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8cwf-52cx-rv4m No score

Multiple integer overflows in the load_image function in file-pcx.c in the Personal Computer...

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.

Record
GHSA-8cwf-52cx-rv4m
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2011-1178
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-1178 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1178
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
gimp
Debian:12
 before 2.6.10-1
2.6.10-1
gimp
Debian:13
 before 2.6.10-1
2.6.10-1
gimp
Debian:14
 before 2.6.10-1
2.6.10-1
gimp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
gimp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
gimp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
gimp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
gimp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
gimp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
gimp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
gimp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
gimp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
gimp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
gimp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
gimp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
gimp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2
2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2
gimp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2
2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2
gimp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2
2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2
gimp-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2
2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2011-1178 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Gimp, published June 6, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.33%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in gimp 2.6.10-1.

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