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CVE-2010-4541

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-4541 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the GIMP SPHERE DESIGNER plugin (version 2.6.11 and earlier). This vulnerability, triggered by a long "Number of lights" field in a plugin configuration file, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is considered critical due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and complete compromise potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.81%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0681 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: gimp-1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: gimp-2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: gimp-2:2.6.9-4.el6_1.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-4541Moderate

Gimp: Stack-based buffer overflow in SphereDesigner plug-in

Dec 31, 2010

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/7
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
osvdb.org / 70281
Broken Link
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42771
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/44750
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/48236
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/50737
Broken Link
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/64581
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
debian.org / security/2012/dsa-2426
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Broken Link
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-0837.html
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-0838.html
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-0839.html
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0016
Broken LinkVendor Advisory