CVE-2016-4994

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-4994
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-07-12 19:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-12 23:22:00 UTC
DescriptionUse-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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gimp Gimp All All All All
Application Gimp Gimp All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge MISC access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Bug 767873 – Multiple Use-After-Free when parsing XCF channel and layer properties CONFIRM bugzilla.gnome.org Issue Tracking
openSUSE-SU-2016:1727-1: moderate: Security update for gimp SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
CVE-2016-4994 - Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
Bug 767873 - (CVE-2016-4994) Multiple Use-After-Free when parsing... (e82aaa4b) · Commits · GNOME / GIMP · GitLab CONFIRM git.gnome.org Issue Tracking, Patch
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3612-1 gimp DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories SLACKWARE www.slackware.com
GIMP XCF File Parsing Use-After-Free Memory Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory
1348617 – (CVE-2016-4994) CVE-2016-4994 gimp: Use-after-free vulnerabilities in the channel and layer properties parsing process MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
USN-3025-1: GIMP vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
GIMP 'app/xcf/xcf-load.c' Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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