Is CVE-2013-1978 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2013-1978 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2013-1978?

CVE-2013-1978 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2013-1978?

CVE-2013-1978 has an EPSS score of 4.21% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1978?

Upgrade gimp on debian 11 to 2.8.10-0.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2013-1978

MEDIUMEPSS 90th pctl

6.8

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

gimpDebian

Fixed in:2.8.10-0.1CVE-2013-1978

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

4.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

rhn.redhat.com

Third-Party Advisory4

VDB Entry1

securityfocus.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.