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High
CVE-2016-4994
Use-after-free vulnerability in the xcf_load_image function in app/xcf/xcf-load.c in GIMP...
Vulnerability Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the xcf_load_image function in app/xcf/xcf-load.c in GIMP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (program crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted XCF file.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036226
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=e82aaa4b4ee0703c879e35ea9321fff6be3e9b6f
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=767873
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00005.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91425
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3612
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3025-1
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.431987
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2589.html
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 12th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.