CVE-2016-4994 (GCVE-0-2016-4994)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-07-12 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:46
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
9 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036226 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| https://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=e82a… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=767873 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-0… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91425 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3612 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3025-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=sl… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2589.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
Date Public
2016-06-22 00:00
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