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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2009-1570 json

Integer overflow in the ReadImage function in plug-ins/file-bmp/bmp-read.c in GIMP 2.6.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary…

published 2009-11-13 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-1566

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.0%
EPSS 8.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Integer overflow in the ReadImage function in plug-ins/file-bmp/bmp-read.c in GIMP 2.6.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BMP file with crafted width and height values that trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.

Patch / fix

  • gimp Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.6.7-1.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1570

  • gimp RHEL 5 2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2
  • gimp-libs RHEL 5 2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2
  • gimp RHEL 4 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:0838RHSA-2011:0837

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2009-1570 updated cvss 4.3

Gimp: Integer overflow in the BMP image file plugin

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server) gimp 2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2, gimp-libs 2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0838
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 gimp 2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 gimp 2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 gimp 2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 gimp 2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0837

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Exploit prediction

8.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

Sources

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