CVE-2006-3404

Summary

CVECVE-2006-3404
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-07-06 20:05:00 UTC
Updated2022-02-07 17:27:00 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the xcf_load_vector function in app/xcf/xcf-load.c for gimp before 2.2.12 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an XCF file with a large num_axes value in the VECTORS property.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-120

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gimp Gimp All All All All
Application The Gimp Team Gimp 2.2.11 All All All
Application The Gimp Team Gimp 2.2.8 All All All
Application The Gimp Team Gimp 2.2.9 All All All
Application The Gimp Team Gimp 2.3.9 All All All
Application The Gimp Team Gimp 2.2.11 All All All
Application The Gimp Team Gimp 2.2.8 All All All
Application The Gimp Team Gimp 2.2.9 All All All
Application The Gimp Team Gimp 2.3.9 All All All
Application The Gimp Team Gimp All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 346742 – Buffer overrun in XCF parsing code CONFIRM bugzilla.gnome.org
Mandriva update for gimp - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
Gimp XCF Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo update for gimp - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Ubuntu update for gimp - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
200070 SUNALERT sunsolve.sun.com
102720 SUNALERT sunsolve.sun.com
27037 OSVDB www.osvdb.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - GIMP Buffer Overflow in xcf_load_vector() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code SECTRACK securitytracker.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
rPath update for gimp - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Sun Solaris Gimp XCF Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
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rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support REDHAT www.redhat.com
[#RPL-522] gimp in rpl:1 potentially vulnerable to buffer overflow - rPath JIRA CONFIRM issues.rpath.com
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
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#377049 - gimp: Buffer overrun in XCF reading code - Debian Bug report logs MISC bugs.debian.org
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Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
Advisories - Mandriva Linux MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
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Gimp XCF_load_vector Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Patch
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